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40 Years He spent at my table when I opened the door to Him
Lovingly, patiently, He dined on everything I served Him  
Then The Shepherd led me to His Table
And now I dine on Him
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The Ever Increasing Clarity of The Last Days - Astronomy, Feasts of Israel and 100th Anniversary

7/29/2017

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Picture
I Took this photo In June of 2017 sign to my faith of Jesus? Mary? or just a whisp of a cloud because I am looking every day and every night for His return? What will Jesus's appearance in the clouds look like when He comes to gather His Bride? I don't know but I'm gonna keep looking up day and night until He returns! Cold be today!

This summary
is based on 45 years of encounters and experiences with the love of the Father, the salvation, light, and life of His Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, the verity, comfort and communionfire of the Holy Spirit with a more recent revelation of the quiet mercy, intercession and and prayer partnership of the Holy Virgin Mary, my Mother in the faith. Yes , Christ alone is my only eternal mediator with the Father, but our Mother is a great example of understanding the love of Her Son. 

Two pieces 
of the prophetic puzzle so big and obvious, that for many, have been overlooked. I share this in joyful adoration of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and to His current and eternal glory. Amen.


​Is anyone getting the connection
between the super-natural signature of God in all of natural creation (especially in the sun, moon and stars Genesis 1:14), the signals and seasons given in the feasts, people, stories and types and shadows of Israel (Leviticus 23) and the feasts and signs confirmed in the feasts and miracles of Our Lady of Fatima throughout the New Covenant Scriptures printed Graphe), Testimony of Jesus, Revelation 12:10 (The Logos made flesh by His miraculous conception, birth, life, ministry, miracles, preaching, teaching, suffering, death, descent into hell, resurrection from the dead, physical, visible ascension into heaven and promise of the personal, in the clouds return for His Bride and final descent upon the Mount of Olives with the Second coming) and the witness of the Church Acts 1:8 by the power of the Holy Spirit who breathes the Rhema of God every Word that proceeds from the mouth of God to believers, the people of God and prophetically to the world, the 3rd person of the Trinity who is the Lord, the Word of the Spirit, the Sword) as shared and confered upon throughout the ages in the people of God, by the Covenant of Abraham and the Covenant of Jesus, to His Bride, the Church, the Tabernacle of God and Redeemed.

Throught faith
and demonstrated by God's grace and mercy throughout the ages among all cultures and people groups by the light and love of Jesus Christ are forgiven, redeemed and delivered to become the righteous by His righteousness, holy by His holiness and sanctified by His precious blood and the Holy Spirit.

The witness
pure as it might be, is also the target of attack through the ages by the evil one using the adamic condition to depleat the efficacy of the witness to those predisposed to sin or its chains of bondage in the last days. Christ alone remains and those who call upon His name Jesus, find a strong tower of refuge in the midst of a fallen world bent by hell to distract, deceive and destyroy anyone or anything born out of God's love. So, there also liturgies, stories, saints and sinners, prayers and confessions of every shape and variety and culture, shaped in certain seasons by the Holy Spirit to those who believe and do their best by God's grace and mercy; both to live and share the Gospel by time, talent, treasure and mercy and lifestyle. God's power within the framework of personal communion quietly produces transformation brought about through Jesus and the fellowship of those who share His grace and glory in the eternal reality of His table. 

2017-2018 is the 100th Anniversary 
of Our Lady of Fatima's 6 Appearances to the 3 children in Portugal in 1917.
It is also the 100th anniversary of the last Great American Solar Eclipse, The 70th Anniversary of the founding of Israel, the 50th Anniversary of the re-establishing of Jerusalem and so many signs and seasons that it is prophetically mind-boggling!


Saint John Paul II, Pope Benedict and Pope Francis have all said that

Fatima is more relevant today
than 100 years ago! Tremendous and last day type unity is emerging in the Church Universal that is helping the workld to see that we cannot save ourselves - only God, by His love and our belief in His Son, can redeem us from our sin and can build the Church. Personally or togther we are helpless to bring about either. It is the gift of God. As the world watches these miracles it is more able than every to believe. It is God's deire and in His love that all may come to salvation. 

Compare the headlines
of Israel, the Middle east, The United States and other international news on the dates of May 13, June13, July 13, coming up on August 19, September 13 and October 13!  Compare the dates in the story of Fatima with the Jewish Feast Days and the alignment of the Sun, Moon and stars of the Revelation 12:1-5. Compare recent events in Israel since 1948 and even recently the personal visits each evening for a year of Yehoshua Meshiach to 107 Year old ever Rabbi Kaduri and his prophesies about the reurn of Messiah just after the death of Ariel Sharon in 2016.

Just type total solar eclipse 
August 21, 2017 or the date September 23, 2017 in the You Tube search window and watch what happens! There is a blossoming of totally new home based news networks tied to the ifs, ands and whats of the The Rapture, The Great Tribulation and 2nd Coming growing faster every day and with some solid PhD's to exhausting studies complete with graphs charts and animation!


Most are non-Catholic types trying so hard to make everything work prophetically. There is an endless parade of theological floats flowing from Genesis to the Gospels, Book of Revelation, Daniel, Isaiah and very tight, profound presentations that present 'rough to very cool to academically pleasing presentations from monotoned voices to almost tlevision quality 'news programs'. Some talk, Some teach, Some present, Some yell, Some cry...

Get a grip because there is a large number of variables that are not making it into th emainstream. Study, for example, the Miracle of Fatima in 1917 and see what each of the 6 appearances were about. Get all the details study, surf, read glean every detail you can becuase there are so many elements here that have gone without notice to most non-catholic purveyers.


Missing in almost every presentation
are the increasing episodes of documented holy or divine events with Our Holy Mother, the Virgin Mary intensifying in these last days since the Miracle of Guadalupe, Lourdes and Fatima and the always miraculous manifestations in the Orthodox family of churches. I believe the 'Theotokos', the Mother of God, Queen of Heaven is organizing with the Trinity the increasing birthpangs that are leading to the catching away of the Bride, the redemption of Israel and the fianl end of sin, hell and death! She is preparing the Bride by virtue of her intercession next to Her Son, Jesus. The signs in the heavens are obviously about her role in the unfolding events seen in the contellations. Genesis 1:14, Reveleation 12:1-5, John 2:3...

Maybe its time to stop thinking so exclusively,
like God is siding with the 25% of believers who are non-Catholic? There are the Chosen people still under Abraham's Covenant! There are Western Catholics, Eastern Orthodox and Catholic Protetstants who don't even know the protest is over. That's about 1.85 billion on the planet right now who are believers of various shapes, sizes, colors and oh yeah, Christian theologies. Within every strata there are believers and posers. There are the 5 wise and 5 foolish. The wheat and the tares grow together with the sheep and the goats. 

Bottom line:
None is righteous, all have sinned and come short of God's glory and if anyone says they have no sin the truth is not in them. For believers, they know God loved them first and they were caught in the net of God as tose without hope who upon turning to God's love and voice and confession of faith have become the righteousness of God by faith. 1 Corinthians 3:18, 4:18 and 5:17-21. Now they live as those with hope who had no hope and those who are accepted in the beloved who knew not love, healed, delivered, forgiven and saved for all eternity, not by their own might but having kneeled in humility to His embrace. The life that we now live we live by the faith of the SOn of God. Now we who were foreigners and aliens to one another are brought near by the blood of Christ.

Then there are about 650 million non-catholic protestants, evangelicals, charismatics and independent believers who are sola-scriptura, are made up of about 40,000 sects and schisms, who leave out about 1200 years of Church history, testimony and the witness of the good, the bad, the saints and sinners as well as the martyrs thoughout the ages. Perhaps inadvertently, but they leave as refuse the tremendous history of divine liturgy and  holy artwork, not to mention the the concept of apostolic succession or continuance of faith and vision of God's sovereignty of grace over the corruption thqat comes by sin. Icons or relics of the saints, the non-Catholics seem to sweep away an entire millenia of Jesus building His Church to 1500 years of mostly illiterate planet earth. We who survive in faith today do so because the Gospel, God's Word, Divine Art Expression and Items of Faith allowed survival of faith even during the darkest days, times and cultures.

By God's grace and love 
God has managed the story of salvation history without our help! He chooses to involve us where we are, as we are for who we are. No condition is beyond His great grace. He sent His own Son to save sinners, not the religious. He came for the sick not the well and pompous. He came for the poor, broken, marginalized - whoever thety are wherever they are any time day or night. His love has always and ever will oversee the unfolding revelation until the day of the Lord. Don't think for a minute the Lord will in any way forget His promise to Abraham either! Will He leave hundreds of millions of believers out of His book of life because they are not qualified for your book of life?

God has always loved and worked through
fallen men and women just as He does today! That is the miracle of His love, grace and mercy. His nature, character and commitment supercedes man and his or her concepts, even if they claim to be christian and are fully based on based on our view of the graphe. Without the Logos and the rhema the isolated combinations don't always work. It is in knowing Him and being in communion with him that we get a taste and sip of His love. 

For example
how many believers, Protestant or Catholic know that Saint Luke was not one of the twelve; wrote out his version of the Gospel directed and energized by the Holy Spirit as a result of interviewing among others, Jesus's mother Mary in Ephesus at the house John prepared for her after her son's death on the Cross, descent into hell, resurrection from the dead and ascension into heaven? Or that Saint Luke was a disciple of Saint Paul not Peter, James or John? That He wrote - in effect, the Gospel by his name and the book of Acts by the power of the Holy Spirit and the tutelage of the Holy Spirit, His Communion with Jesus Christ and dialogs with Holy Mother Mary and Saint Paul. FYI - He also was one of the very first to paint Holy Mother and infant Jesus as an iconist. He, in fact painted 70 iconic portraits of Mary and Jesus! Yes, Seventy! (Google it!)

We all need to start to embrace the entire history
of the church prophetically, as those upon whom the end of the world has come.

Other missed fragments in the prophetic puzzle,
which if overlooked, leaves God's mysteries incomplete and therefore have a great effect on how we view the Holy Scriptures as one Body in Christ. The overall view needs the inclusion of The Miracle of Guadalupe, Lourdes, and others... The Jesus Prayer, The Way of a Pilgrim and the Philokalia... (Check orthodoxwiki.org or Amazon)


Mary's "approved" appearances include 7 in the RC Church throughout history but many are within the past 500 years. There are myriads of miracles in the Orthodox churches. There she is referred to as the Theotokos, The Mother of God.

Then there is Communion, Holy Communion, The Divine Liturgy, Saints and Angels that are centric to 500 million Orthodox believers. The Roman or Western Catholic Eucharist + Holy Virgin Mary, Queen of heaven 1.2 Billion believers and Anglicans/Lutherans weekly Eucharist/Holy Communion 150 million. Total 1.85 billion aliove, on the earth today... some believers and some posers... but that is left to the angels and God's lovingkindness and covenants. For ture believers, their jusdgment is complete based on their being embraced by God's love and forgiveness upon the New Covenant words of Jesus "It is finished!" For others who pretend to believe but live their faith in their own and by their own strength, that is between them and the Lord. We are all broeken, totally dependent and can offer nothing in exchange for the gift of eternal life. It is a gift and cannot be earned.

The balance are all other believers:
protestants, evangelicals, charismatics, independent churches and missionary organizations! There are about 660 million disjointed, isolated, schismatic, sectarian believers in 40,000 denominations (each one believes they have it right). They may have weekly, monthly quarterly annual or no holy communion. They may call it The Lord's Supper or the Agape Meal, but there is nothing supernatural about it at all and its as though John 6 never existed! (Not to mention tossing out the books of Holy Scripture that covered the events of Israel for 400 years before The Holy Child Jesus was born to a Holy Virgin whose geneology was just as God had planned since before creation itself. With a total disregard for women of the church prior to the Reformation and the role of Mary in the formation of faith among men, women and children for the first 1500 years of the Church.

1.85 billion believers are Christ, Cross and Communion-centric who also embrace Mary as The Mother of God
and her divine selection as Woman of all women, the Mother of God, the Queen of Heaven, the Mother of the Church and Spouse of the Holy Spirit. 

Then there are 660 million other real, true, baptized believers who each think their view is the only acceptable view
even though the style of worship is not Communion-Centric and holds no place of honor for the Holy Virgin Mary except at Christmas. Only then is she unwrapped
 and then rewrapped and put back in the box til next Christmas. There are a few non-schismatic divisions among eastern and western catholics, but those without communion or are non communion-centric have 30,000 to 40,000 schismatic divisions. Only Jesus can unite our hearts and that is why He gave the gifts to the church that enable His gifts of love, grace and spirit; not the least of which is constant Communion with Him, upon Him and in His eternal glorious presence.

Holy Communion is supernatural food that leads into a more personal, day-to-day Comuunion with Father, Son and Holy Spirit as well as the saints and Holy Virgin Mary. It is God's provision to bring us into His eternal reality and has the power of the Cross within it to save, heal and deliver each believer and to shape and form us into living stones that fit each perfectly within the framework of His eternal Kingdom. Communion and Mary are two of the most important prophetic pieces missing in the construct of a holy. prophetic, view of Scripture, (graphe). Communion improves our fuller perception of our Savior, Jesus, the Logos made flesh, who was born of the Holy Virgin Mary, Mother of God "Theotokos" and enables the fire of the Rhema (Logos- breathed Word to the eyes, ears and hearts of believers.) The Rhema is the Holy Spirit who is Lord and also the Word of God. The Three are One and the Mother and the Son give flesh to that Communion who is Jesus Christ, Son of Man and Son of God.

Without the effect of these two elements The Flesh and Blood of Communion and a holy relationship with our heavenly Mother, who gave God flesh, our ability to perceive the prophetic is scewed by and erroneous critical view of the isolated sola-scriptura apart from the living breathing  and eternal Jesus Christ and the very breathe of God within which is the very power of creation and re-creation. Alone, this mis-shapes the prophetic understanding of the last days.

Mary was selected and full of grace before she conceived as addressed by Gabriel who had come to her straight from the throneroom of God
by the Godhead to prepare the way for God to be born on the earth for the first coming along with great signs and wonders in the heavens! Don't you know all of heaven, the angels, like that seen in the first coming, are all involved in the parousia of the second appearance and second coming! First for the Bride and then for His 2nd Coming to redeem Israel and those whosurface above the Tribulation because they believe. His glorious return with the Bride and for all of Israel, He will land foot first on the Mount of Olives. Mary is even depicted in the Constellation of Virgo in Revelation 12:1-2, which converges with Leo for the last time in 7,000 years on September 23rd 2017! Then on October 13th we see the fulfillment of Rev. 12:3-5 Holy Mother Virgin Mary causes the manifestation of the evil one in the form of the Anti-Christ with the manifestation of Mercury.

This is even according to sciences mapped out by NASA
in the context of the technology of Astronomy. (Astrology is the false and meant to distract believers from the true. It is on par with witchcraft.) Astronomy is the true and neither has any relationship to eachother. Each zodiac nomenclature also has Hebrew, Greek and other language titles for the constellations. Wghen referred to in the biblical Hebrew and Greek it pertains to the prophetic course charted by God in the creation of the heavens and the earth. Other names involve either the occult or commercial brand of tabloid banter (fake new if you will). The NASA maps and science are fact and just happen to coincide with Revelation 12:1-5 in the context of times, signs, seasons and the final days of this planet as we know it. Soon will be the fuller manifestation of the Kingdom of God with the return of Jesus Christ and the total replacement of the heavens and the earth and Jerusalem with a new heaven, a new earth and a new Jerusalem. 


For details please see: http://www.setterfield.org/stargospel.html

It's time to also realize these are the days of the fulfillment of John 17.

Jesus will answer His own prayer
as given to Him by the Father and that He has given us to pray by the power of the Holy Spirit, Holy Scriptures with co-intercessor, Mother Mary, Queen of Heaven, Mother of the Groom and Spouse of the Holy Spirit; with The Bride.

Mary is our most compassionate prayer partner.
What secrets did she release in the Upper Room for 9 Days before Pentecost to the 120? No doubt many of the things she kept in her heart from 30 years raising Jesus and interacting with Heaven during His upbringing, first full of Jesus and always filled with the Holy Spirit... wake up Church!


Become Communion-Centric! Embrace your Holy, Heavenly Mother... become a part of her prayer meeting on earth as it is in heaven. Why has Mary been showing up more and more in the past 500 years and especially in the past 120 years? Understanding Holy Mother Mary is a huge missing piece to the prophetic puzzle of the end times!

My witness to John 17 over the last 45 years:
I was raised United Methodist, was a Campus Crusade 4 Spiritual Laws, Born-again believer in 1971; I was baptized as a Baptist in the Chesapeake Bay after a hurricane, Baptized in the Holy Spirit speaking in tongues charismatic in the men's laundry room of a men's dorm by the witness and prayers of Mesiannic believer Heidi Shlamm and became a student of Derek Prince, Don Basham and Christ for the Nations Bible School student in the 70's. I was an evangelical who worked with Nicky Cruz and Billy Graham, participated in the one year dialog on Christian Convergence with The Sword of the Spirit in Ann Arbor, Michigan as a member of the Lamb of God Community in Baltimore and co-pastor with Messianic leader Fred Lessans of Living Water Fellowship under the auspices of the L.O.G. community. We met as representatives with leaders from around the world hosted by Catholic Charismatic Covenant Community of Communities, The Word of God. - as such became a friend and follower of Saint Francis University in Steubenville, Ohio - Ralph Martin of The Cursio Movemant and Steve Clark from Servants of the Word. Eternal Rev. Jack N. Sparks, (God's Love/Right On in Berkeley, then worked with the Grace Haven Farms in Ohio where, after founding 300-400 New Covenant Apostolic Order Churches, the N.C.A.O. leadership went on to meet with the Eastern Orthodox leadership in Istanbul and Antioch. This historic meeting led to the formaiton of The Evangelical Orthodox Church, E.O.C., and a partnership to bridge Evangelicals with Historic Orthodoxy! This led to the evolution of the Antiochian Orthodox Church in America and the founding (or planting) of one of the fastest developing Christian movements in America today. Then we all have the 21 Coptic Christian Martyrs in Lybia that brought international focus and crystallized before the world the full lens and manifestation of the evils of the Anti-Christ, Anti-Israel ISIS activities in the east. Their uncompramising witness in the face of death to the testimony of Jesus in the middle east and africa brought eyes and hearts to the plight of Christians in the last days just as it was in the early church! In addition, I also have been a friend  and supporter to John and Joel Osteen and Pastor Joseph Prince of The Grace Revolution.

The King is coming back
for a Bride who has been prepared, made ready and knows who loved her first and the Bride wears no glasses that says one part of the Kingdom of God is more important than another. But two key elements that our 650 million are truly missing is a love for Jesus's Mother, daughter of the Father and Spouse of the Holy Spirit, Mary; and, coming empty handed to the Lord's Table in the wilderness of the this life to dine with the Lord by dining upon Jesus's life-filled, eternal, life-giving flesh as bread He blesses and drinking His love-filled blood of the new and everlasting covenant as the wine He blesses.

He calls it His Flesh and Blood, so we do as well in faith
and this is how the romance goes: it is personal, individual and one on one during the meal at His Table. That is the spark that lights the fire of the miracle of transformation when we encounter His glory. He opens our eyes as in Emmaus and we recognize His face and love. We drink in His promises one by one day by day, where we wre, as we are for who we are and who He is transformingus to become. He alone can align all these living stones to become The Church Triumphant, under One Lord God and Father of us all who has no begining and no end. He causes us to become One Body under One Lord who is the head, One King and one God and Father of us All.

Anything short of that has its own diversions and costs. 
This is God's plan, not ours. He makes it clear in the stars, the sun, the moon and all the math of the universe as well as on the fleshy tables of our hearts to beat with the Sacred Heart of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit and Immaculate Heart of Mary.


The glory of the Lord is upon you, seen on you and it is Christ in you the hope of glory. It is by being with Him in Communion, Eucharist, Divine Liturgy that our eyes are opened and we recognize Him as He is. Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and The Life! Luke 24, 1John 1:1-5

We who know we have been loved first by Him and open our door are saved, healed, forgiven and delivered. Now we hunger and thirst every day to respond to His presence in our lives to do as He shows and tells. We come empty, broken, poor and needy, sick, halt, blind and lame, wandering and wondering as children returning home. Now it is hour by hour, day by day and moment by moment that we look for Him and desire Him above all to live in His reality forever! In waiting we run to His table to dine with Him at His open invitation to all who believe; every day to dine upon eternal life and love with reassurance of His promises that He will raise us up on the last day, give us eternal life and provides the means now, every day for us to be in Him and Him in us. He has become for us flesh and blood again as bread and wine He blesses to become that fiery love and passion having already said, "It is finished!" He has been, is building His Church and no one can prevent Him! In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

With those ideas in mind from my heart please consider the following attributes of God's witness to Himslf and to us as to how these things may be unfolding...
2017 Feast Dates of Israel 
These are not only Jewish Holy Days.

Leviticus 23:2  Yehovah tells us, “These are My appointed festivals, the appointed festivals of the Lord, which you are to proclaim as sacred assemblies.”  
On the Hebrew/Biblical calendar a day begins and ends at dusk (See Genesis 1).

Accordingly, each of these Feasts begins and ends at sundown.
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  • Passover:                                        April 11-12, 2017                                    
  • Feast of Unleavened Breads: April 12-19, 2017                                        
  • Feast of First Fruits:                    April 15-16, 2017                                                  
  • Counting the Omer:                        April 15 – June 3, 2017                               
  • Feast of Weeks of Pentecost:  June 3-4, 2017                                                                                        
  • Feast of Trumpets           September 21-22, 2017                                   
  • Day of Atonement:           September 30 – October 1, 2017                                  
  • Feast of Tabernacles; Sukkot Shelter/Harvest October 5-12, 2017                         
  • The Eighth Day Simchat Torah October 12-13, 2017 sharing of and celebrating revelations given during sukkot


Comparison to

1918 & 2017 Two Great American Eclipses
​Coinciding Cosmic Signs and Events

2017 

August 9th Starshower
Perseid Meteor Showers and fireballs August 3rd-13th

August 21st The Great American Total Solar Eclipse; over the United States from Washington State to South Carolina   Last Great American Eclipse was in 1917!

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https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/
​https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/solar/2017-august-21​​

​September 9th Star Shower and some say Nibiru Event that will crush the southern tip of Jupiter relasing great space debris that will reach earth within 3 and 1/2 years bringing planetary havoc.

These events may have happened 7,000 years ago; they happen this year and not again for another 7,000 years if the Lord has not already created a new heaven and a new earth and a new Jerusalem

September 21- 23 Revelation 12:1-2                The Alignment of Virgo and Leo biblically fulfilling Revelation 12:1-2

October 13th the birth of Mercury from Virgo fulfilling Rev 12:3-5   (the anti-Christ is revealed?)


http://www.setterfield.org/stargospel.html
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http://bit.ly/2uePBsg


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iC_W273I2CU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YR6INkTK7Q#t=130.734148


Please note: References to standard names of the constellations  are contemporary. Note that there are Hebrew names for the constellations and that Genesis 1:14 is the basis of biblical,astronomy being referred to. 

Comparison to

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100th Anniversary of Fatima more important now than in 1917?

http://bit.ly/2uLIZQX 100th Anniversary of Fatima with Angels, the 3 Children, and Our Lady of the Rosary; The Holy Virgin Mary

This link provides 13 Episodes less than 4 minutes each; very good orientation to the history of the Miracle of Fatima in 1917

https://wafusa.org/fatimahope/             

The Angel Apparitions of 1916                   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJNQPn41SM0      


1st Appearance of Holy Mother
https://www.ewtn.com/fatima/first-apparition-of-our-lady.asp

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  • May 13th 1917  On The Feast of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrement                                                               Please don't be afraid of me, I'm not going to harm you. Lucia responded for all three, as she would throughout the apparitions."Where are you from?"
  • I come from heaven.

  • May 13th 2017  https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/13/world/europe/in-portugal-pope-proclaims-two-fatima-siblings-saints.html                           
  • Canonization of the youngest saints in the 2,000 year history of the RC Church​    http://bit.ly/2uLIZQX
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2nd Appearance of Holy Mother
https://www.ewtn.com/fatima/second-apparition-of-our-lady.asp​
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  • June 13th 1917 on the Feast of St. Anthony of Lisbon, known to most Catholics as St. Anthony of Padua
When they arrived they found a small crowd awaiting them.

After having said the rosary with Jacinta and Francisco and other people who were present, we saw again the reflection of light nearing us, (we used to say it was lightening), and following, Our Lady on the holm oak as in May.

"Please tell me, Madam, what it is that you want of me?"

I want you to come here on the thirteenth of next month.

I want you to continue saying the Rosary every day. 


And after each one of the mysteries, my children, I want you to pray in this way:

Oh my Jesus, forgive us our sins , save us from the fire of hell. Take all souls to heaven, especially those who are most in need.

I want you to learn to read and write, and later I will tell you what else I want of you.


"Will you take us to heaven?"

Yes, I shall take Jacinta and Francisco soon, but you will remain a little longer, since Jesus wishes you to make me known and loved on earth. He wishes also for you to establish devotion in the world to my Immaculate Heart.
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  • ​June 13th 2017

3rd Appearance of Holy Mother
  • July 13th 1917         https://www.ewtn.com/fatima/third-apparition-of-our-lady.asp                                                                            As the July date approached Lucia continued to be troubled by the words of her pastor that the devil might be behind the apparitions. Finally, she confided to Jacinta that she intended not to go. When the day finally dawned, however, her fears and anxieties disappeared, so that the noon hour found her in the Cova with Jacinta and Francisco, awaiting the arrival of the beautiful Lady.                                                       
    The apparition of July 13th would prove to be in many ways the most controversial aspect of the message of Fátima, providing a secret in three parts which the children guarded zealously. The first two parts, the vision of hell and the prophecy of the future role of Russia and how to prevent it, would not be revealed until Sr. Lucia wrote them down in her third memoir, at the request of the bishop, in 1941. The third part, usually called the Third Secret, was only later communicated to the bishop, who sent it unread to Pope Pius XII.
                                                      
  • The First part was about the reality of hell
  • The Second part was about the end of the war, a second war and Consecration of Russia

    [Third Part of the Secret – Congregation for Doctrine of the Faith, “The Message of Fátima”]

    {After the two parts which I have already explained, at the left of Our Lady and a little above, we saw an Angel with a flaming sword in his left hand; flashing, it gave out flames that looked as though they would set the world on fire; but they died out in contact with the splendor that Our Lady radiated towards him from her right hand: pointing to the earth with his right hand, the Angel cried out in a loud voice: ‘Penance, Penance, Penance!'.
 
  • And we saw in an immense light that is God: ‘something similar to how people appear in a mirror when they pass in front of it' a Bishop dressed in white;                                  
  • ‘we had the impression that it was the Holy Father'. Other Bishops, Priests, men and women Religious going up a steep mountain, at the top of which there was a big Cross of rough-hewn trunks as of a cork-tree with the bark; before reaching there the Holy Father passed through a big city half in ruins and half trembling with halting step, afflicted with pain and sorrow, he prayed for the souls of the corpses he met on his way; having reached the top of the mountain, on his knees at the foot of the big Cross, he was killed by a group of soldiers who fired bullets and arrows at him, and in the same way there died one after another the other Bishops, Priests, men and women Religious, and various lay people of different ranks and positions. Beneath the two arms of the Cross there were two Angels each with a crystal aspersorium in his hand, in which they gathered up the blood of the Martyrs and with it sprinkled the souls that were making their way to God.}

    Remember, you must not tell this to anyone except Francisco.
    When you pray the Rosary, say after each mystery: O my Jesus, forgive us, save us from the fire of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those who are most in need.                                                               
  • ​July 13th 2017​
(Continued) The 100th Anniversary of Fatima more important now                 than in 1917?

4th Appearance of Holy Mother
  • August 19th 1917                               https://www.ewtn.com/fatima/fourth-apparition-of-our-lady.asp​                 
  • At the appointed time on August 13th the children were captured and taken to the local jail. Here the sherrif tried bribes, threats of death and locking them in a cell with other "criminals" in order to get them to recant their story. It was to no avail. Despite their ages, their belief in the Lady and their courage was unshakeable.                                
  • Meanwhile, in the Cova at noon on the 13th the characteristic external signs of the Apparition appeared for the benefit of the crowd, the greatest crowd to that time.

    After they ended the crowd dispersed, as yet unaware of the trickery of the government.

    The "trial" of the children, however, continued for two days, to the consternation of their families.

    Finally, on the Feast of the Assumption, August 15, the Administrator had them driven back to Fátima and deposited on the steps of the rectory...

    Then, on August 19th

    As it was the Lady's plans were delayed slightly. On Sunday the 19th Lucia, her brother John, and Francisco, were grazing the sheep at a place known as Valinhos. It was located on the side of the same hillock opposite Aljustrel where the angel appeared twice, though a little farther north. At about 4 o'clock, sensing that Our Lady was about to appear, Lucia tried unsuccessfully to get John to fetch Jacinta, until she offered him a couple pennies for the errand. As she and Francisco waited they saw the characteristic light.                                                                                The moment Jacinta arrived the Lady appeared. "What do you want of me?"                                                                                                          Mary: Come again to the Cova da Iria on the thirteenth of next month, my child, and continue to say the Rosary every day. In the last month I will perform a miracle so that all may believe.                                                                                               "What are we to do with the offerings of money that people leave at the Cova da Iria?"                  
  • I want you to have two ardors [litters to carry statues] made, for the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. I want you and Jacinta to carry one of them with two other girls. You will both dress in white. And then I want Francisco, with three boys helping him, to carry the other one. The boys, too, will be dressed in white. What is left over will help towards the construction of a chapel that is to be built here.

  • Lucia then asked for the cure of some sick people.                                
    Mary: Some I will cure during the year.(looking sadly at them) Pray, pray very much. Make sacrifices for sinners. Many souls go to hell, because no one is willing to help them with sacrifice.
                                                                                      Having said that she departed as she had on the other occasions.                                                           
  • August 19th 2017

5th Appearance of Holy Mother
30,000 witnesses
  • September 13th 1917                          https://www.ewtn.com/fatima/fifth-apparition-of-our-lady.asp              Despite the ridicule and jokes of the secular, atheistic press, more than 30,000 people gathered in the Cova for the September apparition.  
    When at least the time came they could hear Lucia say,
    "What do you want of me?"
    Continue the Rosary, my children. Say it every day that the war may end. In October Our Lord will come, as well as Our Lady of Sorrows and Our Lady of Mt. Carmel. Saint Joseph will appear with the Child Jesus to bless the world.
    God is pleased with your sacrifices, but He does not want you to wear the cords to bed. Keep them on during the day.
    "I have the petitions of many for your help. Will you assist a little girl who is deaf and dumb?"
    She will improve within the year.
    "And the conversions that some have asked to have brought about? The cures of the sick ones?"
    Some I will cure, and some I will not.

    In October I will perform a miracle so that all may believe.


    With these last words still ringing in their ears, the Lady rose and disappeared in the heavens, as Lucia called to the crowd, "If you wish to see her --- look! Look!"
 
  • ​September 13th 2017


6th Appearance of Holy Mother
70,000 Witnesses
  • October 13th 1917                                https://www.ewtn.com/fatima/sixth-apparition-of-our-lady.asp                 
  • During the night of 12-13 October it had rained throughout, soaking the ground and the pilgrims who make their way to Fátima from all directions by the thousands. By foot, by cart and even by car they came, entering the bowl of the Cova from the Fátima-Leiria road, which today still passes in front of the large square of the Basilica.

    From there they made their way down the gently slope to the place where a trestle had been erected over the little holm oak of the apparitions. Today on the site is the modern glass and steel Capelhina (little chapel), enclosing the first chapel built there and the statue of Our Lady of the Rosary of Fátima where the holm oak had stood.

    As for the children, they made their way to the Cova amid the adulation and skepticism which had followed them since May. When they arrived they found critics who questioned their veracity and the punctuality of the Lady, who had promised to arrive at noon. It was well passed noon by the official time of the country.

    However, when the sun arrived at its zenith the Lady appeared as she had said she would.

    Lucia "What do you want of me?"

    Mary: "I want a chapel built here in my honor. I want you to continue saying the Rosary every day. The war will end soon, and the soldiers will return to their homes."

    Lucia: "Yes. Yes. Will you tell me your name?"


    Mary: I am the Lady of the Rosary.     

    Then the miracle of the sun                   
  • October 13, 2017                                                                                        There were additional appearances to Lucia throughout her life

TIMELINE of Events 1916-2016 of Fatima

Timeline of Fatima's Miraculous connection to Pope St. John Paul II

May 13 1981, Pope St. John Paul II assasination attempt at the Vatican.


May 13 1982 Pope St. John Paul II visits Fatima and places assassins bullet in crown of Our Lady of Fatima

May 13 1982 His Message "Mary's Message of Love"
Pope St. John Paul II 


Consecration of the Modern World to Our Lady of Fátima.
Papal Consecrations to the Blessed Virgin Mary: Pope Pius XII
and Pope St. John Paul II


1982 May 13 Consecration
http://www.ewtn.com/library/papaldoc
/consecra.htm#JP2a


1983 16 October Consecration http://www.ewtn.com/library/papaldoc
/consecra.htm#JP2b


​1984 25 March Consecration
http://www.ewtn.com/library/papaldoc
​/consecra.htm#JP2c


December 1983 Pope St. John Paul visits would be assassin in jail forgives him
July 12 2016 Would-be papal assassin says he wants to be a priest
​Mehmet Alì Ağca, the Turkish gunman who tried to assassinate St. John Paul II in 1981, and who has demonstrated a pattern of erratic statements and behaviors ever since, is now saying he’s ready to become a Catholic priest if Pope Francis will welcome him in the Vatican.

RUSSIA & FATIMA 2017



Selection of A Few of Our Lady of Fatima Movies & Docs 
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Genesis 14 Ā Hebrews 7 Ā Melchizadek & Jesus

3/17/2017

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Hebrews 7
The Voice
​(VOICE)

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1 In Genesis 14, we read about when Melchizedek, the king of Salem and priest of the Most High God, met Abraham as he returned from defeating King Chedorlaomer and his allies. Melchizedek blessed our ancestor, and 

2 Abraham gave him a tenth of everything captured in the battle.[
a]
Let’s look more closely at Melchizedek. First, his name means “king of righteousness”; and his title, king of Salem, means “king of peace.” 

3 The Scriptures don’t name his mother or father or descendants, and they don’t record his birth or his death. We could say he’s like the Son of God: eternal, a priest forever.

 
4 And just imagine how great this man was, that even our great and honorable patriarch Abraham gave him a tenth of the spoils. 

5 Compare him to the priests who serve in our temple, the descendants of Levi, who were given a commandment in the law of Moses to collect one-tenth of the income of the tribes of Israel. The priests took that tithe from their own people, even though they were also descended from Abraham. 

6 But this man, Melchizedek, who did not belong to that Levite ancestry, collected a tenth part of Abraham’s income; and although Abraham had received the promises, it was Melchizedek who blessed Abraham. 

7 Now I don’t have to tell you that it is the lesser one who receives a blessing from the greater. 

8 In the case of the priests descended from Levi, they are mortal men who receive a tithe of one-tenth; but the Scriptures record no death of Melchizedek, the one who received Abraham’s tithe. 

9 I guess you could even say that Levi, who receives our tithes, originally paid tithes through Abraham 

10 because he was still unborn and only a part of his ancestor when Abraham met Melchizedek. So Melchizedek must be considered superior even to the patriarch Abraham.
 
11 If a perfect method of reconciling with God—a perfect priesthood—had been found in the sons of Levi (a priesthood that communicated God’s law to the people), then why would the Scriptures speak of another priest, a priest according to the order of Melchizedek, instead of, say, from the order of Aaron? What would be the need for it? It would reflect a new way of relating to God 

12 because when there is a change in the priesthood there must be a corresponding change in the law as well. 

13 We’re talking about someone who comes from another tribe, from which no member has ever served at God’s altar. 

14 It’s clear that Jesus, our Lord, descended from the tribe of Judah; but Moses never spoke about priests from that tribe. 

15 Doesn’t it seem obvious? Jesus is a priest who resembles Melchizedek in so many ways; 

16 He is someone who has become a priest, not because of some requirement about human lineage, but because of the power of a life without end. 

 
17 Remember, the psalmist says in Psalm 110, You are a priest forever - in the honored order of Melchizedek.[b]
 
18 Because the earlier commandment was weak and did not reconcile us to God effectively, it was set aside-- 

19 after all, the law could not make anyone or anything perfect. God has now introduced a new and better hope, through which we may draw near to Him, 

20 and confirmed it by swearing to it. 

21 The Levite order of priests took office without an oath, but this man Jesus became a priest through God’s oath: The Eternal One has sworn an oath 
and cannot change His mind: You are a priest forever.[c]

22 So we can see that Jesus has become the guarantee of a new and better covenant. 

 
23 Further, the prior priesthood of the sons of Levi has included many priests because death cut short their service, 

24 but Jesus holds His priesthood permanently because He lives His resurrected life forever. 

25 From such an advantage, He is able to save those who approach God through Him for all time because He will forever live to be their advocate in the presence of God.

 
26 It is only fitting that we should have a High Priest who is devoted to God, blameless, pure, compassionate toward but separate from sinners, and exalted by God to the highest place of honor. 

27 Unlike other high priests, He does not first need to make atonement every day for His own sins, and only then for His people’s, because He already made atonement, reconciling us with God once and forever when He offered Himself as a sacrifice. 

28 The law made imperfect men high priests; but after that law was given, God swore an oath that made His perfected Son a high priest for all time.


​Footnotes: 7:2 Genesis 14:17–20 ; 7:17 Psalm 110:4 ; 7:21 Psalm 110:4
​Hebrews 7
Revised Standard
​Catholic Edition
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The Priestly Order of Melchizedek The King of the Great City of Peace 

1 This “King Melchizedek of Salem, priest of the Most High God, met Abraham as he was returning from defeating the kings and blessed him”; 

2 and to him Abraham apportioned “one-tenth of everything.” His name, in the first place, means “king of righteousness”; next he is also king of Salem, that is, “king of peace.” 

3 Without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but resembling the Son of God, he remains a priest forever.

4 See how great he is! Even [a] Abraham the patriarch gave him a tenth of the spoils. 


5 And those descendants of Levi who receive the priestly office have a commandment in the law to collect tithes [b] from the people, that is, from their kindred, [c]  though these also are descended from Abraham. 

6 But this man, who does not belong to their ancestry, collected tithes [d] from Abraham and blessed him who had received the promises. 

7 It is beyond dispute that the inferior is blessed by the superior. 


8 In the one case, tithes are received by those who are mortal; in the other, by one of whom it is testified that he lives. 

9 One might even say that Levi himself, who receives tithes, paid tithes through Abraham, 

10 for he was still in the loins of his ancestor when Melchizedek met him.

Another Priest,
Like Melchizedek


11 Now if perfection had been attainable through the Levitical priesthood - for the people received the law under this priesthood—what further need would there have been to speak of another priest arising according to the order of Melchizedek, rather than one according to the order of Aaron? 

12 For when there is a change in the priesthood, there is necessarily a change in the law as well.  

13 Now the one of whom these things are spoken belonged to another tribe, from which no one has ever served at the altar. 


14 For it is evident that our Lord was descended from Judah, and in connection with that tribe Moses said nothing about priests.

15 It is even more obvious when another priest arises, resembling Melchizedek, 

16 one who has become a priest, not through a legal requirement concerning physical descent, 

but through the power of an indestructible life. 

17 For it is attested of him, “You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek.”

18 There is, on the one hand, the abrogation of an earlier commandment because it was weak and ineffectual 

19 (for the law made nothing perfect); there is, on the other hand, the introduction of a better hope, through which we approach God.

20 This was confirmed with an oath; for others who became priests took their office without an oath, 

21 but this one became a priest with an oath, because of the one who said to him, 

“The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind, ‘You are a priest forever’”
 
22 
accordingly Jesus has also become the guarantee of a better covenant.
 
23 Furthermore, the former priests were many in number, because they were prevented by death from continuing in office; 
 
24 but he (Jesus) holds his priesthood permanently, because he continues forever.  

25 Consequently he is able for all time to save [e]  those who approach God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them. 

26 For it was  fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, blameless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens. 
 
27 Unlike the other[f] high priests, 

he has no need to offer sacrifices day after day, first for his own sins, and then for those of the people; this he did once for all when he offered himself. 

28 For the law appoints 

as high priests those who are subject to weakness,
 
but the word of the oath,

which came later than the law,

appoints a Son who has been made perfect forever.
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Notes from Genesis 14 Also see Psalm 110

Why Melchizzadek came and blessed Abraham before there was the Aaronic tribe of Levi!


http://www.communionfire.com/blog/first-mention-of-the-elements-in-communionfire-part-iii-then-melchizedek-brought-out-bread-wine
First Mention of the Elements in CommunionFire Part III                                                           Then Melchizedek Brought Out Bread & Wine          from post 11/27/2014

Melchizedek Brought Out Bread & Wine
The Torah/Law was GIVEN to us by Moses but Grace & Truth CAME to us in person from Melchizedek/Yehoshua = Jesus Christ!
John 1:17 
(See Hebrews 5:6-10, 6:20, 7:1-17, Psalm 110:4) 

Preliminary Notes to Genesis 14 The Law of 1st Mention

Then Melchizedek Brought Bread & Wine (A global and eternal message about the faith of Abraham counted to him as righteousness.)

First Mention of High Priest and King Melchizedek (Chief Ruler of Righteousness) King of Salem (Chief Ruler of the City of Peace) Eventually known as Jeru-Salem!

First Mention of bread and wine together (type and shadow of Communion) in the Meeting of the Kings

First Mention of The Lord on High EL ELYON in the Blessing from Melchizedek confirming righteousness by faith of Abraham

First Mention of Tithing Abram's Response to the Blessing of Communion:

The 
Instant Tithing of All the Spoils of War “a tenth of all”

Note: King Melchizzadek was different because He did not come bearing arms to fight or conquor Abram but to bless him with Holy Communion as The King and High Priest of The City of Peace!

Note: Abram Did War No More!


Locations involved: 
Syria and Israel (Middle East) 
The lands of Ham (Curse of Canaan) and Shem (Noah's sons); 
Note: Noah's 
son Japheth went west and populated Greece to Europe

These are the kings in Abram's territory who battled.

4 Evil Allied Kings
(Worldliness, Idol Worship, Merciless Deception & Fear)
King 1) Unity king of worldliness
King 2) False worshiper king of eastern heap
King 3) Merciless king of deception
King 4) Fearful king of nations
(These 4 conquered the following 5 before Abram conquered them)

5 Rebel Allied Kings
(Burning Sin, Violence, Adamic Nature, Shame & Gluttony)
King 5) Burned up king of evil gift
King 6) Perfumed king of violent tyranny
King 7) Disloyal king of Adamic nature
King 8) Conspicuous shame ruling beauty

King 9) Gluttony ruling growing insignificance


The number: 318 = The Cross and name of JESUS - for the 318 circumcised and trained in the ways of the Lord by Abram according to his faith

300 “T” = The (power of) The Cross
+ 10 “I”
+ 8 “E”
= “IE” Initials for JESUS = I X0Y E

"The Cross of Jesus" was the key to victory for the "318" of Abram! So God sent King and High Priest Melchizzadek with Bread and Wine to Bles
s Abram in the name of the most high "El Elyon"

ABRAM: Exalted Father (whose faith counted him for righteousness)


Abram's 318 Private Army including Allies:
318 = The Cross of JESUS (Guaranteed Victory!)
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Our Chief Allies: The Body of JESUS and The Blood of JESUS 
creates the awareness 
that in Him we see all enemies
must lay down their weapons and surrender to Him.
JESUS WINS every time.


The names of Abram's Allies:
MAMRE: Wing-Lifted (Angel) The Bread that lifts us into His Presence
ESHKOL: Grape Cluster The Wine is poured into us that we might hear His Voice.
ANER: Young Servant: Communion is served to us, given to us by JESUS - we don't "take" communion we "RECEIVE COMMUNION." (John 13)

The 318 WON the final battle and the war of the kings
and control of the nine kings and kingdoms
because God was with them by "the Cross of Jesus" 

("as often as we do this we do show the Lord's death until He comes again") 
When God gave Abram the power of The Cross
it crushed the kings of this world


Then Melchizzadek, King of Salem brought Abram bread and wine (Communion) and Blessed Him in the name of the "Most High" Deliverer, Savior. Redeemer God
"EL ELYON" 



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(With the above notes in mind - now read the account)

1 At the time when: (these four kings)
Amraphel (worldly “unifier”) was king of Shinar (Babylonian/worldliness),
Arioch (looks to moon god for mercy) king of Ellasar (eastern heap),
Kedorlaomer (servant of no mercy) king of Elam (hidden, conceal)  and
Tidal (fearful) king of Goyim (nations),   

2 went to war against: (these five kings)
Bera (son of the evil gift) king of Sodom (scorched, burned),
Birsha (sweet odor) king of Gomorrah (tyrannically violent),
Shinab (change chief, father) king of Admah (adamic),
Shemeber (conspicuous, shame name) king of Zeboyim (beauty, gazelle),
and the king of Bela (devour food/glutton) (that is, Zoar:
 to become insignificant)). 
 
3 All these latter kings joined forces in the Valley of Siddim (battleground) that is, the Dead Sea Valley: (noisy, roar, of the sea). 4 For twelve years (authority/governance) they had been subject to Kedorlaomer (merciless concealer – violent deceiver), but in the thirteenth year (judgment) they rebelled.

5 In the fourteenth (4 sided, square representing 4 coners of the earth) year,
Kedorlaomer and the kings allied with him went out and defeated the
  1. The Rephaites (fail to heal) in Ashteroth-Karnaim (female idol with 2 horns),
  2. The Zuzites (wild beast) in Ham (Hot: youngest son of Noah - cursed by Noah, grandfather of wicked king Nimrod of Babylonia),
  3. The Emites (terror/terrorists) in Shaveh-Kiriathaim (equalize a city)  
  4. 6 and The Horites (trogladite, cave dweller) in the hill country of Seir (dishevled, rough), as far as El Paran (glorified oak - false strength) near the desert. 

Then they turned back and went to
En Mishpat (fountain, place of judgment) that is, Kadesh: sacred place in the desert), 
and they conquered the whole territory of: 
the Amalekites (severe work/works),
as well as the Amorites (boast verbally)

who were living in 
Hazezon-Tamar (pierced - tree
).

8 Then the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboyim and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar) marched out and drew up their battle lines in the Valley of Siddim (wild soil, field) 
 
9 against Kedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of Goyim, Amraphel king of Shinar and Arioch king of Ellasar—four kings against five. 
 
10 Now the Valley of Siddim was full of tar pits, and when the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, some of the men fell into them and the rest fled to the hills.11 The four kings seized all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food; then they went away. 12 They also carried off Abram’s nephew Lot (covering as a veil) and his possessions, since he was living in Sodom.

13 A man who had escaped came and reported this to Abram the Hebrew.

Now Abram was living near the great trees of Mamre (wing-lifted) 
the Amorite (boast, tell), a brother of Eshkol (Cluster of grapes) and Aner (young servant), all of whom were allied with Abram (exalted father). 
 
14 When Abram heard that his relative had been taken captive, he called out the 318 (literally means The Cross and Name of Jesus, click this link) trained men born in his household and went in pursuit as far as Dan (judge). 
 
15 During the night Abram divided his men to attack them and he routed them, pursuing them as far as Hobah (hiding place of guilt), north of Damascus (blood-filled, similitude of burning). 
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16 He recovered all the goods and brought back his relative Lot and his possessions, together with the women and the other people.
 
17 After Abram returned from defeating Kedorlaomer and the kings allied with him, the king of Sodom came out to meet him in the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley).

18 Then Melchizedek (king/ruler of righteousness) king of Salem (whole, complete, peaceful, safe, friendly - Salem became Jerusalem) brought out bread and wine. He was priest of God Most High (El Elyone: Almighty One, Ascend, cause to rise up), 19 and he blessed Abram, saying:

“Blessed be Abram by God Most High (El Elyone), Creator (tall, buyer, purchaser, procurer, redeemer) of heaven and earth. 20 And praise be to God Most High (El Elyone), who delivered your enemies into your hand.”

Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything.

[Then Abram instantly, without hesitation, spontaneously gave him a tenth (literally 'tithe') of everything (all the spoils of war). 
An Act of faith not law.]

21 The king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the people and keep the goods for yourself.”


22 But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “With raised hand I have sworn an oath to the Lord, God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth, 23 that I will accept nothing belonging to you, not even a thread or the strap of a sandal, so that you will never be able to say, ‘I made Abram rich.’ 

24 I will accept nothing but what my men have eaten and the share that belongs to the men who went with me—to Aner, Eshkol and Mamre. Let them have their share.”


He tithed to Melchizedek and gave reward to his allies and gave the rest back because he only wanted the reputation of wealth to be credited to God's increase, not on the backs of others.

Communion reveals the CommunionFire. 
In this case “The face of Jesus Christ” was in the face of Melchizedek!
 
This visit establishes Communion as The Meeting place with Jesus "His Table, His Flesh, His Blood" is established in the eyes of Abram before the Law, Prophets, Psalms and New Testament peoples.
 
From here we should look for every rivulet of Communion with Jesus evidenced throughout all of Scripture. More important we should have Communion and encounter the risen Lord Jesus where He will feed us on the bread of Life of His actual presence and give us drink of the Wine of His love to refresh our body, soul and spirit. 

Without RevivalFire from CommunionFire everyday you make yourself the target of SinFire - revived by the Law of sin and death.
 
Both are constant and you have the choice to live by the faith of the Son of God who died and gave Himself for you that you might live as the righteousness of God in Christ
 
or you will be ignited by the fires of lust, sin and death.
 
You will have revival one way or other - which you choose depends on whether or not you come to the Table of the Lord to feed upon His presence where: "The same Spirit that raised Christ from the dead quickens your mortal body!" 


RevivalFire is the every day, eternal, durable, constant and fabulous when we feed on the power of the presence of Jesus - THE CommunionFire! (Only found at His Table prepared by Him). Visible in Scripture, Felt in Worship, Mission and Prayer but Truth means where you are in His reality - His presence - His glory - by His Body and Blood – to this do all the Apostle’s verify! Their primary doctrine preached, taught and lived is, “Christ in you the hope of glory! “


Link to CommunionFire Blog Notes for this Post
http://www.communionfire.com/communionfire-blog-notes/the-meaning-of-318-key-chiasm-of-genesis-14
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Background Notes on the 318
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Abraham's 318 Men   Genesis 14:14"Now when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his three hundred and eighteen trained servants who were born in his own house, and went in pursuit was far as Dan." (Psalm 16:9, KJV)

A London based Pastor asked me the following question this week: In Genesis chapter 14 v 14 - we are told that Abram had 318 trained servants who were born in his house. Is there significance to the number 318?

The answer is one of those easy Jewish ones, "yes and no". So I thought I would explain what I mean in this column. For someone to even ask the question makes one wonder if there is any significance, for why mention the exact numbers if not. Why not simply say "all his servants", or is there some vague reference to the profligacy of Abraham or his servants in the fact that 318 adult men were "born in his own house"?


The word for "trained servants" is a hapax legomena, i.e., it only occurs once in Scripture and is thus difficult to render accurately. It is from the Hebrew חָנִיך chânîykh (Strong's #2593) "dedicated" from חָנַך chânakh (Strong's #2596) "to dedicate" and from which we get the word chanûkkâh, the December-time Jewish festival of dedication. It may also be derived from an Egyptian word employed in the Execration texts of the late 19th Century B.C. of the retainers of Palestinian chieftains.

It would not have been uncommon in the second millennium B.C. for a man of Abraham's position to have had such a large retinue. Though not heavily occupied the land was nevertheless inhabited by various tribal groups, apart from Egypt, the Canaanites and the Perizzites, who were in the land. Abraham himself seems to have commanded a sizeable people group with his 318 fighting men from which it has been estimated that his whole following numbered around 2000 persons, men, women, children and the slaves he had (12:16; 15:2; 16:1). The treaty, rebellion and consequent battle in 14:1-9 pictures many goyiim (peoples, not necessarily modern nations) and typical tribal alliances.

The particular form of the Hebrew verb רוּק rûwq (Strong's #7324) used for "armed/led forth/called out" depending on your translation actually means to "cause to pour out" and can even be used of unsheathing a weapons such as a sword which is effectively what Abraham was doing. Some of the modern translations, as does the ancient Samaritan Pentateuch, assume a Hebrew typo and replace ר "r" with ד "d" making it the verb "to muster". Curiously, the Greek Old Testament version, the Septuagint, actually has a verb meaning "to number", arithmeô (from which we get arithmetic), here which may support the idea of "mustering". This "numbering", in turn, may have given later commentators the hint that the number itself held significance.

As the Hebrew alphabet has no numbers they are represented by full words or by the individual letters themselves standing for numbers; letters 1-9 represent the numerals, letters 10-18 the tens, and letters 19-22 cover the first four hundreds.

It has gone unnoticed that Abraham's chief servant, Eliezer, and described as his sole heir in Genesis 15:2, has a Hebrew name that adds up to 318 = ע 1 + ל 30 + י 10 + א 70 + ז 7 + ר 200. 

Because of the use of the word "dedicated" above to indicate in-house training, though not necessarily military and more likely domestic, later Jewish commentators in the Talmud wrote:

"R. Abbahu said in R. Eleazar's name: Why was our Father Abraham punished and his children doomed to Egyptian servitude for two hundred and ten years? Because he pressed scholars into his service, as it is written, 'he armed his dedicated servants born in his own house'. … Rab said, he equipped them by [teaching them] the Torah. … R. Ammi b. Abba said: Eliezer outweighed them all. Others say, It was Eliezer, for this is the numerical value of his name." (Talmud, Nedarim 32a)

This indicates early knowledge of the numerical equivalent with Eliezer and the idea that "dedicated" could mean "discipled" in Jewish belief as even some Christian commentators such as Calvin and Gill thought.


In the early church, in the late first and second centuries, some writers made use of 318 (made up of 300+10+8, rather than as in Eleazar’s name) to signify Jesus on the cross.

In Greek, which can also use the numerical=alphabetical system as it too is without numerals, Tau=300 and is equivalent to the Hebrew letter, Tau, both of which represent a cross in the shape of a capital 'T', which is closer to the shape of a crucifixion cross than a modern crucifix.

The 18 comes from Eta plus Iota, which stood in the Greek alphabet order where 
ח cheth and י yodh stand in the Hebrew, thus they stood for 8 and 10 respectively, making the 18.

Now, IH, in Greek is Iota-Eta, the first two letters of Jesus' name 
ΙΣΟΥΣ, iêsous, just as God's name, YHVH, could be represented by its shorter version YH (Yah).


So the Epistle of Barnabas, written between 70-135 A.D. says:


For [the Scripture] saith, "And Abraham circumcised ten, and eight, and three hundred men of his household." What, then, was the knowledge given to him in this? Learn the eighteen first, and then the three hundred. The ten and the eight are thus denoted - Ten by I, and Eight by H. You have [the initials of the, name of] Jesus. And because the cross was to express the grace [of our redemption] by the letter T, he says also, "Three Hundred." He signifies, therefore, Jesus by two letters, and the cross by one.
(Epistle of Barnabas 9.8)

Writing later in the 3rd century, Clement of Alexandria in his Stromata, "Miscellanies", on 'The Mystical Meanings In The Proportions Of Numbers, Geometrical Ratios, And Music' says: 
 
As then in astronomy we have Abraham as an instance, so also in arithmetic we have the same Abraham. For, hearing that Lot was taken captive, and having numbered his own servants, born in his house, 318, he defeats a very great number of the enemy. They say, then, that the character representing 300 is, as to shape, the type of the Lord's sign, and that the Iota and the Eta indicate the Saviour's name; that it was indicated, accordingly, that Abraham's domestics were in salvation, who having fled to the Sign and the Name became lords of the captives, and of the very many unbelieving nations that followed them. (Clement, Stromata, Book 6, Chapter 11)

So Christian numerological interpretation is just as fanciful as some Jewish numerical word plays. Certainly, we can give full marks for ingenuity and there is no harm done in the meaning given. Nonetheless, it is more probably in a book like Genesis of history not prophecy that historical accuracy rather than symbolism is intended and what is being portrayed is Abraham's wealth and status in being able to raise 318 fighting men.


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Darkness my old friend Ā & When the Sounds of Silence Become The Cold and Very Broken..... Halleluiah..... Flashes like a neon light Split the Night... Like the Star of Bethlehem

12/18/2016

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ā€œā€¦And love is not a victory march, it’s a cold and it’s a very broken, ā€˜Hallelujah.ā€™ā€
​Halleluiah
by Leonard Cohen
Live in London 2009
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I've heard there was a secret chord
That David played and it pleased the Lord
But you don’t really care for music do you?
It goes like this the 4th the 5th 
The minor fall a major lift
The battled King composing Halleluiah
 
Halleluiah Halleluiah Halleluiah Halleluiah
 
Your faith was strong
but you needed proof

You saw her bathing on the roof
Her beauty in the moonlight overthrew you
She tied you to a kitchen chair
She broke your throne and
She cut your hair and
And from your lips she drew the Halleluiah
 
Halleluiah, Halleluiah, Halleluiah, Halleluiah

Now maybe there’s a God above
As for me all I ever learned from love

Is how to shoot
At someone who outdrew you

But it’s not a cry that ya hear tonight
It’s not some pilgrim
who claims to have seen the light, no

It’s a cold and its a very broken Halleluiah
 
Halleluiah, Halleluiah, 
Halleluiah, Halleluiah

(instrumental)


Halleluiah, Halleluiah, ​Halleluiah, Halleluiah

O people
I’ve been here before

I know this room
and I’ve walked this floor

You see I used to live alone
before I knew you

And I’ve seen your flag
on the marble arch

But this in love, love is not
some kind of victory march; No,

It’s a cold and its a very lonely Halleluiah

Halleluiah, Halleluiah, ​Halleluiah, Halleluiah

There was a time ya let me know
Whats really going on below

But Now, now you never
even show it to me, do you
I remember when I moved in you
And the holy dove she was moving too
And every single prayer that we drew was Hallelujah

Halleluiah, Halleluiah,​Halleluiah, Halleluiah

I've done my best I know it wasnt much
I couldn't feel so I learned to touch
I've told the truth I didnt come here
to London just to fool you
and even though it all went wrong

I'll stand right here before the Lord of song
with nothing...
Nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah


Halleluiah, Halleluiah, Halleluiah, Halleluiah
Halleluiah, Halleluiah, Halleluiah, Halleluiah
Halleluiah, Halleluiah, Halleluiah, Halleluiah
Halleluiah, Halleluiah, Halleluiah, Halleluiah
​​​Halleluiah
by Leonard Cohen
Performed by Pentatonix
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I heard there was a secret chord
That David played and it pleased the Lord
But you don’t really care for music do ya’
Well it goes like this the 4th the 5th 
The minor fall the major lift
The baffled King composing Halleluiah
 
Halleluiah Halleluiah Halleluiah Halleluiah
 
Your faith was strong
but you needed proof
You saw her bathing on the roof
Her beauty in the moonlight overthrew ya
She tied you to the kitchen chair
She broke your throne and
She cut your hair and
And from your lips she drew the Halleluiah
 
Halleluiah, Halleluiah, Halleluiah, Halleluiah
 
Well baby I’ve been here before
I’ve seen this room
and I’ve walked this floor
I used to live alone before I knew ya
And I’ve seen your flag on the marble arch
And love is not a victory march
It’s a cold and broken Halleluiah
 
Halleluiah, Halleluiah, Halleluiah, Halleluiah
 
Maybe there’s a God above
but all I’ve ever learned from love
Was how to shoot somebody
​who outdrew ya
And it’s not a cry that ya hear at night
It’s not somebody who’s seen the light
It’s a cold and it's broken Halleluiah
 
Halleluiah, Halleluiah, Halleluiah, Halleluiah
Halleluiah, Halleluiah, Halleluiah, Halleluiah
Halleluiah, Halleluiah, Halleluiah, Halleluiah
 

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In another rendition by Leonard Cohen (audio VEVO) this verse also appears... 


​Halleluiah
by Leonard Cohen
Perfomed in Hong Kong?
 
I've heard there was a secret chord
David played and it pleased the Lord
You don’t really care for music do ya’
It goes like this the 4th the 5th 
The minor fall and a major lift
The battled King composes Halleluiah
 
Halleluiah Halleluiah Halleluiah Halleluiah
 
Your faith was strong but you needed proof
You saw her bathing on the roof
Her beauty in the moonlight overthrew ya
She tied you to a kitchen chair
She broke your throne and
She cut your hair
From your lips she drew Halleluiah
 
Halleluiah, (broken) Halleluiah, Halleluiah, ....luiah

​Baby I've been here before
I know this room and I’ve walked this floor
I used to live alone before I knew ya
I’ve seen your flag on the marble arch
And love is not a victory march
It’s a cold and its a broken Halleluiah
 
Halleluiah, Halleluiah, Halleluiah, Halleluiah
 
Maybe there’s a God above but all I’ve ever learned from love
Was how to shoot at someone who outdrew ya
It’s not a cry you can hear at night
It’s not someone who has seen the light
It’s a cold and broken Halleluiah

Halleluiah, Halleluiah, Halleluiah, Halleluiah

I did my best it wasnt much
I couldn't feel so I tried to touch
I've told the truth I didnt come to fool ya
and even though it all went wrong
I'll stand before the Lord of song
with nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah....

(Huge)
Halleluiah, Halleluiah, Halleluiah, Halleluiah
Halleluiah, Halleluiah, Halleluiah, Halleluiah
Halleluiah, Halleluiah, Halleluiah, Halleluiah
Halleluiah, Halleluiah, Halleluiah, Halleluiah
Halleluiah, Halleluiah, Halleluiah, Halleluiah
Halleluiah, Halleluiah, Halleluiah, Halleluiah
Halleluiah, Halleluiah, Halleluiah, Halleluiah
Halleluiah, Halleluiah,​Halleluiah, Halleluiah

​You say I took the name in vain
I don't even know the name
but if I did well really whats it to ya
there's a blaze of light in every word
It doesn't matter what ya heard
the holy or the broken hallelujah


Halleluiah, Halleluiah,​Halleluiah, Halleluiah
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From the Wedding of Cana to Communion in Jerusalem to The Wedding Feast of the Lamb... Then, He says I will drink with you, My Bride!
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The Miracle: Mary’s Healing ā€œWhen I Forgave the Churchā€

12/8/2016

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During the Eucharist I heard the Lord whisper,
“This is where you and I fell in love!”
It was Sunday at St. Michaels Roman Catholic Church in Garden City, SC. I was visiting the church tradition I was raised in. I came from a large Roman Catholic Family.

I had always loved Communion.

In fact, after unfortunate abuse from a priest, who was also my uncle, I had lost touch with the Church. In my personal wilderness, the one thing that I missed most was receiving Communion.


Over the years, I became friends with some non-Catholic people. We went to church together and had Bible Studies but something was missing. I spoke with them about my longing for Communion. One night a couple came to our life group and shared about how they had discovered something remarkable about having Communion; They said, “Jesus is there waiting for us at His Table every time we have Communion!”

One of my friends invited us to her home so that we could hear more about this. So Bob and Camille, the couple who were sharing their experiences, came and we had Communion together. I was so happy to finally have Communion again.

Since that meeting, we have seen countless miracles and had experiences that defied our unbelief. Week after week then became a daily devotion at home for me as well.

I have learned to recognize Jesus and His voice in my day to day living.

His presence is something that is stronger in my life than ever because Communion is personal, intimate and wonderful.


On one particular Sunday, the CommunionFire Fellowship,  I was now a part of, began its “House to House Fall Tour”.

As a small group we visit churches in the area who have Communion at least once per week. The early Church broke bread from house to house. So we spend time visiting with others in the fall, as a way to encounter healing of any wrong or misguided perceptions we may have of other Christian cultures and as a way to interact with others to share about our experiences in Communion.

So this Sunday I was not going to attend with the CommunionFire group. I had a fear that I would arrive and be lost in the crowd unable to find my Communion friends. I prayed about this and the Lord said, “Ask Bob.” He is the Communion Pastor.

The Lord added, “You know, I am there!” (He was speaking of St. Michael’s.)

So, I called Pastor Bob and told him my fear and asked if I could pick up Camille and him to go to St. Michael’s? He said, “That would be fine.” So I got in the car and picked them up and we met some other CommunionFire friends in the lobby of the Church.

We were a bit early when we went in and took up a half of a long pew. Our first stop on the fall tour had begun. Pastor Bob offered to show me the Chapel of Eucharistic Adoration off to the side of the sanctuary because there was still some time before the Mass would begin. The Chapel is a place that is open 24 hours a day where the faithful prayer warriors would sign up and fill in for an hour around the clock to pray.

Roman Catholics have the Eucharist (The bread of “thanksgiving”) in a beautiful display of The Cross called a monstrance. It is a beautifully made presentation for the Body of

Jesus, blessed by the Lord as He prescribed in the Gospels and 1 Corinthians.
As Catholics believe this is the real flesh of Jesus, then the adoration is not of bread, but of a manifestation of Jesus in another form. When Jesus said, “I am the bread of life” in John 6, He also said, “If you eat my flesh and drink my Blood you have eternal life and I will raise you up on the last day. If you don’t eat My flesh and drink My blood you have no life within you.” So, because they are the words Jesus uses, we have chosen to do the same.

There might have been room for 12 people in the Chapel. It was beautiful and as I observed the Eucharistic wafer in the center of the monstrance, something happened.
 
I saw Jesus as the good shepherd! He appeared as an image in the wafer and then I saw the face of Jesus. I can’t explain what I saw, but I did. 

Then I heard the Lord’s voice, “See I told you I was here!” It was not unlike encounters I had with the Lord in my daily Communion at home or with the home group during the week.
 
We went back to take our seats in the large, simple but beautiful sanctuary. Although I had been to Roman Catholic churches for special occasions like weddings and funerals, it had been years since I had gone to Church for Mass.

Something was different. I was aware I had forgiven the priest who abused me and others who left me feeling isolated but I had never forgiven the Church!

God was doing something and I could sense it. As I heard the Word of God in the Mass and sung the selected Hymns I became aware of the walls of partition tumbling down. I could see the beauty of the Lord in the sanctuary through the stain glass, the statuary and in the faces of hundreds of parishioners.

I could hear the Word of God again in the Church through the priests in the readings of the Old and New Testaments prescribed for this day in the liturgy. I thought, ‘These same scriptures were being echoed in Catholic Sanctuaries around the world at the same time.’ I felt like I had reconnected somehow.

Reflecting on the evils seen in the lives of those in the church and even among the priesthood, I heard the Lord say, “It’s all about Me! It’s not about them! Worship is worship! I told you I’d be here!”  His words swept clean through my heart.

I knew that the Lord was beginning to heal me of those who had broken my heart and distorted my view of His Church. He was removing my shards and replacing them with a new heart made of His flesh. This heart would not fail or falter. The miracle began by seeing Jesus in the holy bread in the Chapel of the Adoration. It continued as I saw Him upon the Cross suspended above us in the sanctuary and then in hearing His voice.    

Jesus continued, “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you,” declares the Lord, “and will bring you back from captivity.” 

He was speaking to me from Jeremiah 29:11-14

Then it was singing Hymn, #302 that had a verse that seemed to hit home too.
 
“Gather Us In”
 
Here we will have the wine and the water
Here we will have the bread of new birth
Here you shall call to your sons and your daughters
Call us anew to be salt of the earth
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Give us to drink of the wine of compassion
Give us to eat of the bread that is you
Nourish us well and teach us to fashion
Lives that are holy and hearts that are true.

 
Then during the time for Communion, the Lord said, “You remember? This is where you fell in love with me!” It was true. It was the Communion that was my touchstone to when I fell in love with Jesus.  Although out of respect for the Roman Catholic doctrine, I didn’t receive Communion from the priest, I knew I was truly having invisible Communion with Jesus that morning.
 
With the final stronghold which stood for years now broken down by forgiveness, the Lord restored the full joy we had the first time I had a seat at His Table. Transformation is the true evidence that we are in Communion with Jesus. He said to “Do this to remember Him”, now I know even better, why.
 

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CommunionFire Gatherings are weekly gathering for people who encounter and experience clearer revelation of Christ and His domain in Communion.
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The Fire is what happens after eating the bread of the Flesh of Jesus and drinking the wine of His Blood.

Since I started attending in May of 2014 I have been having Communion on my own at home on a daily basis and I journal my experiences each day. Through the fellowship and in my daily devotion I have come to a much clearer recognition of Jesus and understanding my relationship with Him. 


The idea is that Jesus said to “do this” and to “remember Him” when doing it. We know from experience that what He shares with us is not just personal but produces my personal witness to others about His reality in my life and He confirms its authenticity.

Our relationship with Him is how He weaves us into His Story or Testimony and His daily activity. When we share the story of Jesus with others as a first-hand encounter in CommunionFire, it communicates what is first hand to us and not something that is 2nd or 3rd hand from others. He gives us ownership of our encounters with Him.
 

It’s almost like the bread we receive from Him then multiplies when we share it and the water of our conversation turns into wine as we speak of His love.

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Being Communion-centric changes lives and that is my story along with others who are seeing God’s plan unfold in the light and glory of the CommunionFire.

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​Simple Communion 
For one, two or small group
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1 Corinthians 11:23-26
Believe & Receive –  Be Still & Know

Have a small piece of bread and pray:

“Lord, I ask you to bless this bread to be your Body; 
I do this to remember you.”


Partake & Eat saying
“The Body of Christ Broken for you”


Eyes closed, Pause for 10+ seconds, look for Him.
Luke 24:31, 35


Have a small sip of wine and pray:
“Lord, I ask you to bless this wine to be your Blood;
I do this to remember you.”


Partake & Drink saying
“The Blood of Jesus Shed for me/you”


Eyes closed, Pause for 10+ seconds, listen for Him.
Hebrews 12:24
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CommunionFire From The Virgin Mary's Little Lamb Ā 

11/18/2016

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That He might become Bread of Life & Wine of Heaven's Fire
CommunionFire Newsline 16/11/18Fri 930am est BeBoldBelieveNework

From GoLiveDaily life feed from viewer Bonnie Jean describes her encounter in CommunionFire when she ate the Bread of life and drank in the wine of the precious Blood.

Bonnie Jean: 

🍞 I saw a new born         baby  

🍷 I heard Him say           "No gifts I bring            but the bread &            the blood                                     of Me."


overflow...

When Baby, Lamb of God, Jesus shows up and speaks, He shows Himself as the Virgin Mary's Baby Boy created in her womb beneath the shadow of the Holy Spirit born in Bethlehem (the House of Bread and Wine). As the Holy Baby, Son of God and Man, He arrives to be one thing for the rest of His life, the Sacrificed Lamb. It is His Mission to live and breathe and die as The Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. It is The Lamb (not a mature sheep or ram) who is the final and eternal Sacrifice. He loves so much that He lays down His life to become the Eternal Bread of Life and Drink of Redemption for all who will dine with him and upon Him. 

1 Peter 1:9 
It was the precious blood of Christ, the sinless, spotless Lamb of God. He was chosen before the foundation of the world but was revealed at the end of the times for you

John 1:29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, "Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.  

Galatians 4:19 my little children, for whom I am again in the anguish of childbirth until Christ is formed in you!

Acts 4:27 For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom you have anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together...

Acts 4:30 By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus. 

Acts 4:31 And when they had prayed, the place where they had gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of God with boldness

Revelation 5:7 Then I saw a Lamb* looking as if it had been slain, standing at the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.

* 721 arníon (the diminutive of 704 /arḗn, "a sheep") – properly, a young lamb, "a little lamb" (J. Thayer); (figuratively) a person with pure(innocent), virgin-like (gentle) intentions.
Revelation 5 
The Lion The Lamb and
​The Worship


1 Then I saw in the right hand of him who sat on the throne a scroll with writing on both sides and sealed with seven seals. 2 And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, “Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?” 3 But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth could open the scroll or even look inside it. 4 I wept and wept because no one was found who was worthy to open the scroll or look inside. 5 Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep!

See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed.

He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.”
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6 Then I saw a Lamb, (* Literally "arnion" Little Lamb) looking as if it had been slain, standing at the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders.

The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. 7 He went and took the scroll from the right hand of him who sat on the throne. 8 And when he had taken it,

the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb.

Each one had a harp and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of God’s people. 9 And they sang a new song, saying:

“You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased for God persons from every tribe and language and people and nation. 10 You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the earth.”

11Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand. They encircled the throne and the living creatures and the elders. 12 In a loud voice they were saying:

“Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!”

13Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, saying:

“To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever!”

14The four living creatures said, “Amen,” and the elders fell down and worshiped.


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What happened in Otterbein UMC of Spry, Pa.? Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Communion-Centric Worship Gives Birth to Purpose

10/23/2016

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The following article is a terrific story that confirms the ministry, message and mission of CommunionFire as we have come to experience it. 

John Wesley's Sermon 101 is "On Constant Communion". He says, "Believers should partake of Commuunion at least 4 times per week and if possible every day!" He also says that those who come for worship and neglect having Communion/The Eucharist shouuld be excommunicated from the Church for their actions preach the wrong reason for worship. Preacher Wesley would be pleased to see the direction of Otterbein in a day when Holy Communion has become less than holy and is sorely neglected or even forgotten in a time when musicians and pulpit have replaced "The Table of The Lord" by most non-catholic churches. 

See how weekly Communion ignited a fire that caught fire in Spry, Pa. Then consider what the 650 Million non-catholic churches, home groups and personal stories miight look like if we listened to the Weslyan message... oh yes and Jesus! Who both said, as often as you do this... Wesley said about this, "often means often not once in a while". 

If you were around with John aand Charles Wesley would you have been excommnicated for your neglect of the reason for true worshipers to gather? f your worship is not Communion-Centric, then what/who is at the center of your worship? Personally and house to house? on Sunday? On the mission field? 

Commnion is about fire! Our God is a consuming fire... He absorbs you in His embrace and loves you until you are totally free to receive His grace, hope and love.

Jesus said, "If you eat my flesh and drink My blood you will:

5 Reasons Jesus says to dine at His Table on the real food: 
(The real bread of - His glorified and eternal flesh and the real drink of - the wine of His glorified and eternal blood!) See John 6

Have My life in you
   Have eternal life and
      I will raise you up on the last day
         You will abide in Me and
            I will abide in you!


Jesus also said, "If you don't eat My flesh and drink My blood you have no life in you!"

You may 'be saved, baptized, read the bible, pray and go to church' and have eternal life... but Jesus died for you so that He could create a way to start sharing His Love and Life with you in a very real and simple way, Right Now! Communion is that way, truth and life... Communion is Jesus and He wants you to dine upon Him and his real presence through His Body and Blood... its just that exciting...

The Choice is up to you: #BeBoldBelieve and Partake of everything He has prepared for you - one morsal and one sip at a time

or Doubt Him and walk away...

Again imagine what the Lord might look like if we would just respond to his invitation to "Come to Him... and let Him lead us to His Table!" The whole earth would be filled with ALLELUIAS!


​Wesleyan Leadership
Faith working through love
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"The Bread of Life" 
Posted on 
August 30, 2013 


The Bread of Life Otterbein United Methodist Church of Spry is near York, Pennsylvania. Average worship attendance in 2010 was 95. Average worship attendance in 2013 is 165. How did this happen?

A small group of members meet weekly for Bible Study on Wednesday night. Their current pastor, The Rev. Dr. Ken Loyer, arrived in 2010. They welcomed his suggestion of adding a brief (25 minutes) prayer service before the Bible study time.

As Advent drew near Dr. Loyer suggested
they add Holy Communion to the Wednesday evening prayer service.

The regular Wednesday night attenders liked the weekly sacrament so much that they didn’t want to give it up.


The weekly 25 minute mid-week prayer and Holy Communion service has become an important part of the congregation’s life.

Dr. Loyer says, “The service has been key to God’s work of bringing new life to this church. While in some ways it’s difficult to quantify the precise effect, I know that it has been used by God and that God has answered our weekly prayers for renewal and more fruitful ministry for this church to the community.”

Gathering at the Lord’s table every Wednesday night has led members to serve Christ among hungry people in the community (see Matthew 25:35).

Dr. Loyer told me, “I don’t think it’s a coincidence that two of the people who regularly attend this service approached me after several months and shared their sense that, following Christ’s calling to serve, our church should increase our efforts in feeding the hungry of our community. Out of those conversations emerged a new food ministry that supplements our weekly food bank and monthly food program. This new ministry now has us sending out teams from the church, with food prepared at the church, to downtown York, once a quarter, to serve those in need.”

A simple 25-minute prayer & Communion service is helping members of Otterbein United Methodist Church of Spry see...

what God is up to in their neighborhood. The Holy Spirit is equipping them to participate in God’s mission where they live.  


The Bread of Life Posted in Discipleship, Means of grace, Wesleyan leadership

Note: SERMON 101 by John Wesley The Duty of Constant CommunionBy John WesleySermon 101(Text from the 1872 Edition)



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Know Him in the Breaking of Bread -The First Mass

10/8/2016

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The first "Mass" Emmaus and what happened... Today: Where 2 or 3 gather in My name, I am in the midst of them... by "doing this" we encounter Chriist in us the hope of glory... as in His glory we are transfromed from glory to glory!


The following article is a wonderful observation by Fr. Randolf who also brings in Justin Martyr from the Early Church who brought the Mass into the light of day after it had become a secret rite only known to those who had been prepared for and then had been baptized. 

CommmunionFire understands that, in deference to the 400 million Orthodox Eastern Catholics) and 1.2 billion Roman (or Western) Catholics there are still 650 Million of 800 Million non-Catholic Protetstants, Evangelicals, Charismatics and Independent Christians who have not yet discovered the Fire of Communion daily, multiple times each week, weekly or at best monthly celebrated as a 'memorial'. As a member of this third group there is every temptation to find the journey to "The Road Home" wether or not that is either Easter or Western Catholocism. However, after several years of deliberation something the Lord Jesus keeps bringing me back to, is that my wife and I experience the power of the "Mass, Eucharist, Communion, Divine Liturgy or Lord's Supper! At Home every morning together.  though this does not fit the fuller description of Fr. Randolp - it does fit the wonderful example he gives of the priest who celebrates the Mass alone in the woods using a tree stump as an alter. 

My wife and I feel very much the way that priest felt. Though alone, he felt a part of the entire Roman Catholic Church and those who were celebrating the Mass around the world, As the numbers of the third group continue to increase and though there is some exodus from them to the Catholic reality of the Church and Apostolic Tradition, does that mean that those who are not "On A Journey Home" are not capable of experiencing what my wife and I experience at home with Jesus, according to the Word of God, by the Power of the Holy Spirit? Oh yes and did I mention that Jesus introduce me to His Holy Mother as my Holy Mother? Oh yes and did I mention that without being a formal member of either branch of the Catholic branches, that I do practice the Roman Catholic Rosary and Novenas? Oh yes... and did I mention that my call into the ministry happened under the preaching of Jack N. Sparks, founder of Right On (Jesus People newspaper out of Berkeley, California and God's Love Community household as part of his evolution from the ranks of Campus Crusade for Christ, only to become the founder of the St. Athanasius University of Orthodox Theology in Santa Barbara and part of the American Extension and awakening of the Antiochian Orthodox Church?   

We think this is significant and Fr. Randolph's article is a real eye opener on a number of levels for us. I hope you will enjoy his thoughts and consider them in light of a couple and a handful of others who ae experiencing the mystery spoken of by Justin martyr nd Saints throughout the history of the church.

We believe that the Lord wants all of His people to find their way to His Table, to dine upon Him as the Bread of Life and the Wine of Love AND that when we do, we should experience Communion with Him in those moments anoitning our heds with oil and causing our cup to overflow with His love. The presence off Jesus ignites transformation and fuels us with His everlasting life and love. After 5 years, every day, we have found that Jesus Himself engages us in many of the otherwise "secrets" of Communion in CommunionFire. I now have a relationship with Mother Mary, the Saints in Heaven as the veil of the Kingdom of Heaven grows thinner and thinner... One day soon we shall see Him as He is and we shall be like Him!

Eastern or Western Catholic or not... we encourage all Christians to find the fire in Communion with Jesus! FYI after 45 years of prayer, that the last year and a half of praying the Rosary has shown me more answered prayer thatn at any time in my Christian life. I believe in the Gospel of Psalm 22-24 Where the Table is the center to Psalm 22 and 24. Through the Light of Jesus' Glory in CommunionFire we believe that Jesus is more accessble than ever and that he wants to encounter each and every person who is bold enough to believe. He takes care of the rest. 

Bob Bonnell
The Communion Pastor

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​Know Him in the Breaking of Bread
by Fr. Francis Randolph From 
Know Him in the Breaking of Bread:
​A Guide To The Mass
 

 
​The First Mass (Communion, Eucharist, Divine Liturgy)

In the evening of the first day of the week, two disciples were walking from Jerusalem to Emmaus. And one came up beside them and began to explain the Scriptures that told of Jesus the Christ, how he was destined to suffer and rise again. And as he spoke, the hearts of the disciples burned within them; they were stirred and enlightened by the new explanation of scriptural words they had heard so many times before. But it was not until they sat together, and he took bread and broke it, that they recognized that the person actually present with them was the same Jesus about whom they had been speaking (Lk 24:13-35).

From that day till this, Christians have met to hear the Scriptures explained and to know Jesus in the breaking of bread. These three elements are the essence of the Mass: Christians come together and discern the spirit of Jesus in each other. They listen to the Word of God, and their hearts burn within them as they hear it. And in the breaking of bread they recognize Jesus himself actually present, given for them.

The coming together is vital; it is only in the Church that the Mass can take place. This does not mean necessarily in a special church building, though that helps. Nor does it mean that many people are necessarily gathered on any particular occasion, though that is desirable. It means that the Mass is celebrated within the unity of the One Church, that the celebration is not a private, exclusive affair but is in conscious union with the Church throughout the world.

One of the most moving descriptions of the Mass I have read is by the American Jesuit Walter Ciszek, who was a prisoner in the old Soviet Union. He managed to slip away into the forest with only one companion and celebrated Mass quietly and secretly, using a tree stump as an altar. And in so doing he was far from alone; he was one with millions of Catholics all over the world. The whole Church came into the heart of that forest; Christ was made present among a people who were unaware of his existence. That lonely Mass was very much the expression of Christians coming together, uniting in the one sacrifice. [1]

Listening to the Word of God is vital; unless we have heard about Jesus, how can we love him? There may be only a brief, whispered passage from the Gospel, or there may be a long, drawn-out sequence of readings, but in one way or other the message of Scripture must be proclaimed. The Church first expressed her faith in the words of the Bible, and the long centuries of developing tradition have deepened and enhanced those words. We do not hear them alone but within the Church that gave birth to them, and even now, even after they have been spoken so many, many times, they are still capable of awakening our hearts to burn within us.

The breaking of bread is the apex of the Mass. In the Consecration of bread and wine and the sharing of that Blessed Sacrament among the faithful, we know Jesus himself, directly, without intermediary. Still it is within the Church alone that we find him, for the Church herself is actually constituted by the sharing of Holy Communion. It is in receiving the Body of Jesus Christ that we become his Body, the Universal Church. That is why St. Paul warns of the risks at stake if we try to partake of that Body without recognizing the Body, if we imagine that we can receive Communion without desiring to be part of that Body which is the Church (1 Cor 11:29). Jesus Christ is not a tame lion; we approach him at our peril if we defy him; but if we come in love, open to his Word, recognizing his Body, then we shall be loved and welcomed indeed. We cannot impose conditions on him; we come to him to learn, to listen, to follow his guidance. And his message is always the same, the message of his love for us, his love for all our fellow creatures.

The Discipline of Secrecy

For some centuries after Pentecost, the Church remained very silent about the Mass. It was above all the "secret", the "mystery", the one thing known to initiated Christians that was on no account to be divulged to those outside the Church. Those preparing for baptism knew that some great secret was to come, but it was not revealed to them until after they had been baptized. The union between God and his people was too personal, too intimate to display in public to a cynical and unsympathetic world. As a result, our knowledge about early Christian worship has to be gleaned from hints and allusions, tantalizing comments like "the initiated will know what I am talking about", and ambiguous references that even now can puzzle the commentator. Paintings and graffiti in the catacombs help to fill out the picture, but it remains true that we do not really know what Liturgy in "the early Church" was like.

St. Justin Martyr

This makes it rather a surprise to find one author who tears the veil of secrecy.

The martyr St. Justin, in about A.D. 150, wrote a book called the Apologia, which is a simple explanation of what Christians believe and what they do, intended to persuade the emperor and other hostile powers to let Christians live in peace. In the course of this Apology, he describes the Mass and explains briefly what it means. It had not yet come to its modern form, of course, but the basic elements are recognizable. The faithful meet on Sunday, and the "memoirs of the apostles" or the writings of the prophets are read for as long as time permits. Then the priest explains the readings and exhorts the people. They rise then and pray in common for themselves and for all men everywhere, so that they may be recognized to be good, loyal citizens. At the end of the prayers, they salute each other with a kiss. Then bread and a cup of water mixed with wine are brought to the priest; he offers them, giving thanks. All present give their assent in the word "Amen". Then the deacons distribute the Eucharist and carry it away to those who are absent. The congregation does not disperse before a collection has been taken. 

As well as describing the actions of the Mass, St. Justin gives away the central secret of what it means:

"We do not receive these things as if it were common bread and common drink, but just as Jesus Christ our Savior was made flesh through the Word of God, possessing flesh and blood to rescue us, in the same way the nourishment over which thanks have been given through the prayer of the Word who was with God, and which feeds our own body and blood as it is transformed, we have been taught to identify as the body and blood of that same Jesus who was made flesh."

For this reason, he goes on to say, only those who are full members of the Church may receive the Eucharist. My own copy of Justin formerly belonged to a Protestant college, and someone has written in a neat eighteenth-century hand "Is not this a little like transubstantiation?" It is indeed: St. Justin in the second century is saying, in a slightly convoluted and undeveloped way, exactly what the Catholic Church has been teaching ever since. The basic structure of Justin's Mass is still recognizable: the coming together as members of one Church, the reading and explanation of Scripture, the prayer of the faithful, the sign of peace, and the offering and breaking of bread, which the faithful receive as the Body of Christ. The collection also is a familiar element! [2]

After the conversion of the Empire, there was no further need for secrecy in a world where everyone knew what the Christian faith was about. But now arose the opposite problem: since everyone knew the truth, there was no reason to write it down! As a result, systematic writings about the Mass are not found until it first came to be doubted, many centuries later. It is the great medieval theologians, particularly St. Thomas, who first explored the meaning of the Mass in depth, not because the ideas were new in their time, but because it was only in their time that anyone had begun to question them.

Now that we again live in a pagan society that is hostile to the Church, like that of the ancient Roman Empire, it might seem a good idea to practice the discipline of secrecy again, but since the secret has been so widely published for so long it would be absurd to try to conceal it. All the same I often feel uneasy about the way in which the Mass is televised, filming the actual Consecration and the moment of Communion, as if the cameras were intruding on something too intimate for the public gaze. I am hoping at least that readers of this book will be sympathetic, will be trying to come to love our Lord, if they are not yet fully communicating members of his Catholic Church. In explaining what we mean when we talk of the presence of Jesus Christ, of transubstantiation, of the mystical union of Holy Communion, I am aware that I am treading on very delicate ground. I hope and trust that I am keeping firmly within the mainline tradition of the Church, to whose judgment everything I say is submitted. 

ENDNOTES:

[1] Walter Ciszek, He Leadeth Me (San Francisco: Ignatius Press; 1995), 37.

[2] Justin, Apologia Prima, 97-98; most accessible in Henry Bettenson, Documents of the Christian Church (London: Oxford Univ. Press, 1963), section VII, iv. 
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Luke 24 He took their breaad, blessed it, broke it and gave it to them and their eyes were opened and they recognized Him and He disappeared!

​Fr. Francis Randolph studied Classics and Theology in Oxford and Rome. He has traveled widely, and worked as a parish priest, hospital and military chaplain, and six years as a university chaplain. He currently works in a busy parish in central England. He is also the author of Pardon and Peace: A Sinner's Guide to Confession. 
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Just Collecting Firewood & CommunionFire Wonder

9/12/2016

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The flames of revival continue to grow as the breath of the Holy Spirit intensifies the heat and the purity of the message. Good News: Jesus Love you just that much and maybe even a little bit more than what you can imagine.

Okay, some feedback on 3 Communions since Sunday morning. At George's and two at our house this morning. (the context of the REST-'O'-Ration of David's Tabernacle in Amos 9/11 and Acts 15/13-19; Hebrews 12:22 (note: Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to myriads of angels)*; 1 Corinthians 10:11, etc.. 

This is a spiritual restoration based on last generation revelation as seen in types and shadows from the Kingdom of David and as heard when preached/prophesied about by James in the 1st Jerusalem Council! The prophecy is that this is that which you now see and hear - but it is for those "Upon whom the ends of the age of grace have come" It is now being accomplished among us upon whom the end of the age has come through acceptance and practice of doing all that Jesus asked! "Do this", He said "Break bread to remember Me and Drink wine to remember Me for this is My flesh and blood, and it is real food and by this you have eternal life and I will raise you up on the last day!" (See John 6 and ask the Lord to open your eyes and ears... Better yet, just do as Jesus says... "Eat and Drink"#BeBoldBelieve) Jesus said man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that 'you read in the Bible!' (excuse me but - nope.) not true!

Jesus says, "It is by every (Rhema breath) that proceeds from the mouth of God into your eyes as spiritual vision and into your ears to hear His voice - the voice of the Good Shepherd as the Holy Spirit breathes the Logos (Testimony/story) of Jesus into you and makes you a part of His story and you become a 1st hand witness to a personal, one-on-one, love-filled, life giving relationship He ha with you and you enjoy with Him. (Okay - will see about sharing the witness of those in the CommunionFire later - as the Lord says 'think on these things - they are lovely, true, honest and filled with His virtue and the cause of our praise to Him. Praise the name of Jesus!

​What causes thousands of people to find faith in Costa Rica - a little miracle left by angels to a little girl 370 years ago. 

P.S. After two Communions this morning - I went out for my prayer walk and bumped into my neighborhood friend, Senor Roger from Costa Rica. He is here visiting his daughter and grandson. We became friends whenever he comes to town because I fixed his bicycle one night and we had coffee on my porch until about midnight. After meeting his grandson 3 year old Roberto, he asked me - "so amigo are you praying Rosario?" noticing he was wearing his hand made wooden rosary I responded, "Yes amigo! I am." he said, that is a good thing! i pray it too, every night." I said I remember! Good to see you my friend." Somehow we got to discussing Portugal and Garabendal, Medjugorje and The Perfect Holy Virgin Mary of Guadalupe.

Then Senior Roger began to tell me about the Miracle of Mary of the Angels (Angeles) in Costa Rica. She is their Patron Saint, "Virgen de los Angeles" – Our Lady of the Angels.) As he did Robert kept picking up little sticks and branches and making a little pile of them... We talked about Juan Diego's encounter with Mother Mary in Mexico. (After research I found the little girl who found the Virgin Mary of the Angels miracle statue was named Juana and that she was out collecting sticks for firewood! (Can't make this stuff up! Alleluia!)

Check out these three links for the full story. Jesus is so good to share His love in such a simple and wonderful way with the children, the poor and the marginalized and then gives the child the inspiration to have a church built that would be declared a Basilica 300 Years later.


http://insidecostarica.com/dailynews/2004/august/02/nac1.htm
http://catholicsaints.info/our-lady-of-the-angels/ 
http://www.dosafl.com/lady-angels-patroness-costa-rica/

I told him I would look it up and share this with my CommunionFire friends. The video is in Spanish and is well done.
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CommunionFire Journal 9/9/2016 "Largesse"

9/10/2016

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​Communion and CommunionFire Journal for 9/9/16

Bob shared first: with the Bread of Jesus’ Flesh while I was ingesting there was no veil but the Holy Spirit revealed  a few stars and then more stars as though in the sky at night. After sharing the cup of the Wine of Jesus’ Blood, as I had my sip, the Lord revealed the sand of the beach and then the voice of the Lord spoke, “As with Abraham and Jacob and all my children, because of who I Am, I can make these promises!” (He was kind and full of grace and truth as He spoke, almost wistful) Within the compression of what He said and the seeing and hearing of the intentions of His heart it was almost like I could hear Him say “This is my promise, that this message, ministry and mission of dining at My Table that you and Camille encounter and experience with Me is how I am releasing a full awakening and renewal of all My people, of every generation, alive today, in all the world, of every Christian person who believes. 

Camille then shared: "As I ate on my small piece of the Life of Jesus – it was like I was trying to eat an entire loaf of bread! Then as I shared the Cup of Blessing and had my share of His Precious Blood, It was as though I was drinking not a sip, but a constant pouring of wine! The Lord Jesus let me see that the multiplication and sharing over the past 4 years had become like loaves of His Life that we fed upon and drinking in a supernatural wine cellar of Vintage Jesus!

In the overflow Camille said she heard the word “largesse”. She looked it up and read the definition: 

“lar•gesse - lärˈjes, noun: Generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others "Dispensing his money with such largesse"

(CommunionFire has over the years given us a sense of the wealth Jesus provides in heaven. Here on earth, we are wealthy in comparison to mot parts of humanity - but out true wealth is from the Lord and what He pours into our lies to share with anyone and everyone everyday. What Jesus shares with us becomes more monumental every day.) 

Synonyms: generosity, liberality, munificence, bounty, bountifulness, beneficence, altruism, charity, philanthropy, magnanimity, benevolence, charitableness, openhandedness, kindness, big-hardheartedness; formal benefaction
  
"Bob took advantage of his friend's largesse" 

(Bob? really - is part of the definition? For me the application is that Jesus feeds us on His life and then pours Himself into us through by His supernatural power through the auspices of His eternal Flesh and Blood every day. He died to provide through Communion upon Him bring us into CommunionFire with Him.)

Money or gifts given generously, "The distribution of largesse to the local population" 

(Sharing and distribution for the needs of those around us is part of the generosity of Chris as well. It is through redistribution as the Lord leads and the sharing of His grace and kindnesses through acts of mercy that bears the fruit of His generosity - As St. Mother Teresa reflected, "In the face of the poor and marginalized I see the face of Jesus. It is Him who I am caring for. We become closest to Him by caring for Him in the lives of those who are nearly lifeless or without hope or care.) 
Synonyms: gifts, presents, handouts, grants, aid; patronage, 
sponsorship, backing, help; alms "distributing largesse to the locals"

The Lord shares with each of us as we are, where we are, for who we are… and He prepares how He wants to share his life with each one of us in a way we will be moved in our spirit, mind and body to a quality of understanding that it will bring transformation from one degree of glory to another. The impact, when He shares His life and love with us reflect the ‘synonyms’ we see in the definition of largesse that describe the nature and characteristics of Jesus when we dine at His Table in our living room. This is very much a part of Him

The rest of the day was spent in the heat and fire, the rest and refreshing of the generosity of Jesus. The promise of His words to us and the reinforcement of the activity of the Holy Spirit was on every level and is continuing now. This builds anticipation for what the next moment in Communion tomorrow will bring!

The Lord wants all His children to take full advantage of His "largesse" so that we might become partakers of His divine nature that He shares with us in the Bread of His Flesh and the Wine of His Blood at His Table. 

Acts 17:16-24, Romans 1:20, 2 Peter 1:4, 1 Corinthians 2:10, Philippians 2:6-8; (Isaiah 42, Matthew 20:28, John 1:14, Romans 8:3, 2 Corinthians 8:9, 2 Corinthians 13:4, Galatians 4:3-5)  

What a mighty God we serve! Exhausted by the joy of the Lord that fed me this morning (if that's possible), I ended my evening saying the Rosary with Mother Angelica, praying in the Spirit and sharing this post with you tonight.Yes, I am a non-Catholic who prays in the Spirit and prays the Rosary! This is part and partial to our calling that the Lord confirmed today. We are in effect, by The Creed and CommmunionFire: Eastern Catholic as in Orthodox, we are Roman Catholic, Protestant and independent Evangelical Charismatics. The Lord is doing something new among all His people - to fill His table and His house in these last days so that the Father can commence with a Wedding Feast! You can almost hear the prelude to the Wedding March! 

Genesis 22:17, Jeremiah 33:22, 

Hebrews 11:11-13 
By faith Sarah, even though she was barren and beyond the opportune age, was enabled to conceive a child, because she considered Him faithful who had promised and so from one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on seashore. All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.

John 6:12-13, 32-34, 41, 43, 48-58

Amos 9:11-15 
“In that day I will restore David’s fallen shelter—I will repair its broken walls and restore its ruins—and will rebuild it as it used to be, so that they may possess the remnant of Edom and all the nations that bear my name,” declares the LORD, who will do these things. “The days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when the reaper will be overtaken by the plowman and the planter by the one treading grapes. New wine will drip from the mountains and flow from all the hills, and I will bring my people Israel back from exile. “They will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit. I will plant Israel in their own land, never again to be uprooted from the land I have given them,” says the Lord your God.

Acts 15:13-19
When they finished, James spoke up. “Brothers,” he said, “listen to me. Simon has described to us how God first intervened to choose a people for his name from the Gentiles. The words of the prophets are in agreement with this, as it is written: “ ‘After this I will return and rebuild David’s fallen tent. Its ruins I will rebuild and I will restore it, that the rest of mankind may seek the Lord, even all the Gentiles who bear my name, says the Lord, who does these things’ —things known from long ago. “It is my judgment, therefore, that we should not make it difficult for the Gentiles who are turning to God.

1 Corinthians 10:11
Now these things happened to them as an example, and they were written for our instruction, upon whom the ends of the ages have come.
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The Ploughman Shall overtake those who reap and The Mountains Shall Drop Sweet Wine Amos 9:11-15
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Approved Roman Catholic Marian ApparitionsĀ Since 1531-1981

8/26/2016

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​Guadalupe Lourdes   Fatima

Mexico 1531                  France 1858            Portugal 1917
​​Know some of the moments Dear Mother Mary made appearances, when and perhaps why and discover the fire of Jesus burning in the hearts because of their encounters. There are many many more (billions?) but these will inspire your hearts. There are others throughout Church history in the Roman Catholic Journals as well as Eastern Orthodox, Coptic, and eastern Catholic histories. There are additional Apparitions or Visitations beyond 1981

Now with CommunionFire we boldly say that we Believe! - this is God's intention and will become the rule not the exception. "On Earth AS IT IS in Heaven!" How? "Give us this day our day to day bread" We encounter the Lord and His realm every day whenever we have Communion - there is CommunionFire! Always has been and ever more shall be!!!

"Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost - As it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be... amen."
Additional links when you click on the Pictures

​From http://www.miraclehunter.com/

Vatican Recognition (after Investigation and approval by Local Bishop)*

Guadalupe, Mexico (1531)                 
Siluva, Lithuania (1608)                  
Laus, France (1664)                 
Rue du Bac, France (1830)                 
Rome, Italy (1842)                 
La Salette, France (1846)                 
Lourdes, France (1858) 
Filippsdorf, Czech Republic (1866)                 
Pontmain, France (1871)                 
Gietrzwald, Poland (1877)                 
Knock, Ireland (1879) 
Fatima, Portugal (1917)                 
Beauraing, Belgium (1932)                 
Banneux, Belgium (1933)                 
​Kibeho, Rwanda (1981)   
    
* Please note: As established in the Council of Trent (1545-63), the local bishop is the first and main authority in the judgement of the authenticity of apparition claims. Vatican approval is not required for an apparition to be considered authentic. After an episcopal approval, the Vatican may do nothing but it may release an official statement or after some time give non-written forms of approval such as a papal visit with the crowning of the associated icon or a gift such as a golden rose, the approval of the construction of (or elevation of an existing shrine to) a basilica, the establishment of a feast day, or the canonization of the associated visionary. 

Positive judgments by the local bishop (but not yet by the Vatican) theoretically are able to be reversed by a subsequent bishop - but this has never happened in the history of the Church. Negative judgments (Constat de non supernaturalitate) and rulings of no evidence of supernaturality (Non constat de supernaturalitate) have later been changed to positive judgments on a few rare occasions with the ruling of a subsequent bishop.

If a Marian apparition is recognized by the bishop, it means that the message is not contrary to faith and morals, that Mary can be venerated in a special way at the site and that the faithful can believe with confidence in the supernaturality of the event. But, because belief in a private revelation is not required by the church, Catholics are at liberty to decide how much personal spiritual emphasis (if any) to place on apparitions and the messages they deliver. 

Click here for more on the discernment of apparition claims.
Vatican Recognized Apparitions

Title: Our Lady of Guadalupe
Feast Day: December 12th
Investigated: 1666, 1723
First Apparition: Dec 9, 1531
Approved: 1555 by Archbishop Alonso de Montúfar (1551-1572)
Last Apparition: Dec 12, 1531
Visionaries: St. Juan Diego (57), Juan Bernardino
Number of Apparitions: 5
Miracles & Signs: Tilma of Juan Diego with imprint of image of Virgin; conversion of millions of indians
Summary: Mary proclaimed herself "the Mother of the true God who gives life" and left her image permanently upon the tilma of Juan Diego, a recent convert to Christianity.

Lezajsk, Poland (1578)

Investigated: Henryk Firlej, Bishop of Przemysl (1631-1635)
First Apparition: 1578
Approved: Maciej Pstrokonski, bishop of Bishop of Przemysl (1601-1608) built a larger church on the site of the apparition in 1606; Henryk Firlej, Bishop of Przemysl (1631-1635) confirms the supernatural origin of the miracle; On September 8, 1752, Pope Benedict XIV himself crowned the image with Waclaw Hieronim Sierakowski, Bishop of Przemysl (1742-1760), who afterwards personally blessed the crown.
Last Apparition: 1578
Visionaries: Thomas Michalek (woodcutter)
Number of Apparitions: 2
Summary: A pious woodcutter saw a bright light in the forest. Tthe Virgin asked him to alert the authorities to build a church. Thomas, scared, did nothing. The Virgin, then, appeared again, asking him to take action and ending his silence. Thomas went to the authorities but was not believed. After the death of the curate who was against the vision, a chapel was finally built by the parish priest.

luva, Lithuania (1608)
Title: Our Lady of Siluva
Feast Day: September 8th
Investigated: 1612
First Apparition: 1608
Approved: Aug 17, 1775 by Pope Pius VI.
Last Apparition: 1612
Visionaries: 4 children
Number of Apparitions:
Many over 4 years 
Miracles & Signs: Complete conversion of Calvinist town; blind man cured.
Summary: One summer day, in 1608, a number of children were playing while tending their sheep in a field on the outskirts of the village of Siluva. They beheld a beautiful young woman standing on the rock holding a baby in her arms and weeping bitterly. The town which had lost its Catholic identity to the Calvinists over the course of 80 years was restored to the Faith.

Title: Our Lady of Laus / Our Lady of Happy Meetings
Feast Day: September 27th
Investigated: 1665, 2007
First Apparition: 1664
Approved: May 4, 2008 
Bishop Jean-Michel di Falco of the Diocese of Gap
Last Apparition: 1718
Visionaries:  Benoite (Benedicta) Rencurel (17) 
Number of Apparitions: Many (over 54 years)
Summary: Benoite Rencurel, a poor shepherdess, was born in 1647. The Virgin Mary started appearing to her in 1664 and continued visiting her throughout the rest of her life. The Blessed Mother told her to “pray continuously for sinners.”

Rue du Bac, Paris, France (830)

Title: Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal
Feast Day : November 27th
Investigated: 1836
First Apparition: July 18, 1830
Approved: July 13, 1836 - Archbishop Hyacinthe-Louis de Quélen of Pari
Last Apparition: Nov 27, 1830
Visionaries: St. Catherine Laboure (24)
Number of Apparitions: 2
Miracles & Signs: Miraculous Medal; Prediction of Paris Revolution (1871); incorruptible body of Catherine Laboure
Summary: In the chapel of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, Mary showed herself three times to novice Catherine Laboure. Laboure said she was commissioned by the Virgin to have the medal of the Immaculate Conception or "Miraculous Medal" made in order to spread devotion to Our Lady.

Rome, Italy (1842)
Title: Our Lady of Zion
Feast Day : November 17th
Investigated: Feb 1842
First Apparition: Jan 20, 1842
Approved: June 3, 1842 by the Vicar General of Pope Gregory XVI, Cardinal Patrizi
Last Apparition: Jan 20, 1842
Visionaries: Marie Alphonse Ratisbonne (28)
Number of Apparitions: 1
Summary: Marie Alphonse Ratisbonne, an anti-Catholic Jew, befriended a baron in Rome and began wearing the Miraculous Medal as a simple test. On Jan 20, 1842 while waiting for the baron in the church Saint Andrea delle Fratte, Ratisbonne encountered a vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary. He converted to Catholicism, joined the priesthood, and began a ministry for the conversion of Jews.

La Salette, France (1846)
Title: Our Lady of La Salette
Feast Day : September 19th
Investigated: 1846
First Apparition: Sept 19, 1846
Approved: Nov 16th, 1851 by Mgr de Bruillard
Last Apparition: Sept 19, 1846
Visionaries: Maximin Giraud (11), Melanie Mathieu (14)
Number of Apparitions: 1
Summary: Six thousand feet up in the French Alps, Mary is believed to have come to Maximin and Melanie while they tended sheep. Her appearance in sorrow and tears called for conversion and penance for sins.

More Information 
Lourdes, France (1858)

Title: Our Lady of Lourdes
Feast Day : February 11th
Investigated: 1858
First Apparition: Feb 11, 1858
Approved: Jan 18, 1862 by Bertrand Severe Laurence, Bishop of Tarbes
Last Apparition: July 16, 1858
Visionaries: St. Bernadette Soubirous (14)
Number of Apparitions: 18
Miracles & Signs: Healings, Conversions, Incorruptible body of St. Bernadette.
Summary: At the Grotto of Massabielle, the Virgin showed herself 18 times to Bernadette Soubirous. Under the title "the Immaculate Conception," she called for penance and prayer for the conversion of sinners.

More Information Filippsdorf, Czech Republic (1866)
Title: Help of Christians
Feast Day: January 13th
Investigated: 1866
First Apparition: January 13, 1866
Approved: Bishop's commission examined the miraculous event and recognized the healing and supernatural character. Church was elevated to minor basilica and consecrated by Pope Leo XIII in 1885.
Last Apparition: January 13, 1866
Visionaries: Magdalene Kade (31)
Number of Apparitions: 1
Miracles & Signs: Cure of Magdalene and many others at the shrine.
Summary: Magdalene Kade, an orphaned 31 year woman bedridden due to many illnesses, received a vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary who immediately cured her. A bishop's commission examined the miraculous event and recognized the healing and supernatural character. In the period between 1870 and 1885 a neo-Romanesque church was built and was elevated to minor basilica by Pope Leo XIII, who officially consecrated it and dedicated to Mary, "Help of Christians."

More InformationPontmain, France (1871)
Title: Our Lady of Hope
Feast Day: January 17th
Investigated: 1872
First Apparition: Jan 17, 1871
Approved: February 2, 1872 - Casimir-Alexis-Joseph Wicart, Bishop of Laval
Last Apparition: Jan 17, 1871
Visionaries: Eugene Barbadette (12), Francoise Richer (11), Jeanne-Marie Lebosse (9), Eugene Friteau (6)
Number of Apparitions: 1
Miracles & Signs: Prussian army halts advances after soldiers see Virgin in the sky.
Summary: Mary appeared on a farm to students at the nearby convent school. Mary's message was written on a banner that unfurled from her feet: "But pray my children. God will hear you in a short time. My Son allows Himself to be moved by compassion.

More Information Gietrzwald, Poland (1877)
Title: 
Our Lady of Gietrzwald

Investigated: 1877
First Apparition: June 27, 1877
Approved: Bishop Filip Krementz 1878; Warmian Bishop, Jozef Drzazga Sept 11, 1977
Last Apparition: Sept 16, 1877
Visionaries: Justyna Szafrynska (13), Barbara Samulowska (12)
Number of Apparitions: 9
Miracles & Signs: Healing spring; return of piety and devotion to the villagers; Primate of Poland Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski is cured on 100th anniversary of apparitions.
Summary: In 1877, the Virgin Mary appeared to two girls over the course of 3 months and encouraged a return to prayer.

More Information Knock, Ireland (1879)
Title: Our Lady of Knock
Feast Day : August 21st
Investigated: 1879, 1936
First Apparition: August 21, 1879
Approved: In 1936 Archbishop of Tuam, Dr. Gilmartin's investigative commission returns a positive verdict.
Last Apparition: August 21, 1879
Visionaries: 18
Number of Apparitions: 1
Miracles & Signs: 300+ miraculous cures
Summary: During a pouring rain, the figures of Mary, Joseph, John the Apostle and a lamb on a plain altar appeared over the gable of the village chapel, enveloped in a bright light. None of them spoke. At least 15 people, between the ages of 5 and 75, saw the apparition.

More information Fatima, Portugal (1917)
Title: Our Lady of Fatima / Our Lady of the Rosary
Feast Day : May 13th
Investigated: 1919
First Apparition: May 13, 1917
Approved: October 13, 1930 (Dom Jose Alves Correia da Silva, Bishop of the Diocese of Leiria-Fatima)
Last Apparition: October 13, 1917
Visionaries: Lucia dos Santos (9), Jacinta Marto (8), Francisco Marto (7)
Number of Apparitions: 6
Miracles & Signs: Dancing Sun, Healings, Conversion of Russia, Incorruptible body of Jacinta.
Summary: While tending sheep, Lucia de Santos and her two cousins, Francisco and Jacinta Marto, reported six apparitions of Mary, who identified herself as "Our Lady of the Rosary." Mary urged prayer of the rosary, penance for the conversion of sinners and consecration of Russia to her Immaculate Heart.

More Information Beauraing, Belgium (1932)
Title: The Virgin with the Golden Heart
Feast Day : August 22nd
Investigated: 1949
First Apparition: Nov 29, 1932
Approved: July 2, 1949 by André Marie Charue, Bishop of Namur
Last Apparition: Jan 3, 1933
Visionaries: Fernande Voisin (15), Andree Degeimbre (14), Gilberte Voisin (11), Gilberte Degeimbre (9)
Number of Apparitions: 33
Miracles & Signs: Miraculous cures, fireball
Summary: Mary is believed to have come 33 times to the playground of a convent school to five children. Identifying herself as "the Immaculate Virgin" and "Mother of God, Queen of Heaven," she called for prayer for the conversion of sinners.

More Information Banneux, Belgium (1933)
Title: The Virgin of the Poor
Feast Day : May 31st
Investigated: 1935-37
First Apparition: January 15, 1933
Approved: March 19th, 1942 Bishop Kerkhofs of Liege; Aug 22, 1949
Last Apparition: March 2, 1933
Visionaries: Mariette Beco (11)
Number of Apparitions: 8
Summary: In a garden behind the Beco family's cottage, the Blessed Mother is said to have appeared to Mariette Beco (age 11) eight times. Calling herself the "Virgin of the Poor," Mary promised to intercede for the poor, the sick and the suffering.

More Information Kibeho, Rwanda (1981)
Title: "Nyina wa Jambo" (Mother of the Word)
Investigated: April 1982
First Apparition: Nov 28, 1981
Approved: June 29, 2001 (Bishop Augustin Misago of Gikongoro)
Last Apparition: Nov 28, 1989
Visionaries: Alphonsine Mumureke (17), Nathalie Mukamazimpaka (20), and Marie Claire Mukangango (21)
Number of Apparitions: Many
Summary: The apparitions began in November 1981 when six young girls and one boy claimed to see the Blessed Virgin Mary and Jesus. But only the visions of the first three -- 17-year-old Alphonsine, 20-year-old Nathalie, and 21-year-old Marie Claire -- have received Bishop Misago's solemn approval. Because there were reservations about the other four visionaries, and the supposed visions of Jesus, Bishop Misago didn't confirm the authenticity of either those visions or visionaries.

Much more @ http://www.miraclehunter.com/

Mary in Scripture
http://www.sdya.net/uploads/7/9/5/4/79543366/devotion_to_mary_booklet.pdf

Old Testament:
A future victory over the powers of evil is predicted to come about through a male descendent of Eve and His mother in Gen 3:15. The mother of the future Messiah is mentioned in Is 7:14 and Mic 5:3.

Mary embodies the virtues of the women of faith in the Old Testament, such as Sarah (Gen 17-23), Rebecca (Gen 24-49), Rachel (Gen 29-48), Deborah (Jdg 4-5), Hannah (1 Sam 1-2), Esther (book), Judith (book), Susanna (Dan 14), the mother in the Maccabees (2 Macc 7).

Mary is the New Eve through which her Son, the New Adam, would redeem the human race. She is also the new Ark of the Covenant, and the new Queen Mother of the New David.


New Testament:
Annunciation (Lk 1:26-38),
Visitation (Lk 1:39-56),
Nativity (Lk 2:1-20; Mt 1:18-25),
Circumcision & Presentation (Lk 2:21-38),
Visit of Magi (Mt 2:10-12), Flight to Egypt (Mt 2:13-18),
Raising in Nazareth & Finding in the Temple (Lk 2:39-52; Mt 2:19-23),
Wedding Feast of Cana (Jn 2:1-11),
Home Visit of Jesus (Lk 8:19-21),
Foot of the Cross (Jn 19:25-27),
Pentecost (Acts 1:14),
Mother of the Messiah (Gal 4:4),
Woman Clothed with the Sun (Rev 12)
International Marian Research Institute
Chronological Table of Marian Events 
https://www.udayton.edu/imri/mary/c/chronological-table-of-marian-events.php#c1
www.udayton.edu/imri/mary/c/chronological-table-of-marian-events.

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