The Birds of Ezekiel
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EnochWalked: It is still in Netanyahu's interest to keep the war going as long as possible, maybe even until January when he can get Trump's help to bomb Iran. That could delay Israeli elections even longer, or possibly lead to "emergency powers" granted to Netanyahu.
Sept 5, 2024 12:37:10 GMT -6
EnochWalked: "a ceasefire deal could cause Netanyahu’s far-right coalition partners to abandon the government, triggering new elections. The longtime leader sees staying in office as the best way of beating a litany of corruption charges". A conflict of interest.
Sept 5, 2024 12:39:01 GMT -6
EnochWalked: www.dw.com/en/us-uk-eu-sign-international-ai-treaty/a-70144667 'The Council of Europe hailed the agreement as the "first international ... treaty" on the use of AI systems. It said it was an open treaty that could be signed by more countries.'
Sept 5, 2024 19:16:37 GMT -6
EnochWalked: "Besides the EU, the US & the UK, the treaty was also signed by Andorra, Georgia, ... San Marino & Israel. Also involved in negotiating the treaty were Argentina, Austrlaia, Canada, Costa Rica, the Vatican, Japan, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay"
Sept 5, 2024 19:18:26 GMT -6
EnochWalked: www.theverge.com/2024/9/5/24237254/telegram-pavel-durov-arrest-private-chats-moderation-policy-change "All Telegram apps have ‘Report’ buttons that let you flag illegal content for our moderators". Ready for when evangelism becomes "illegal content"
Sept 6, 2024 3:44:27 GMT -6
EnochWalked: www.france24.com/en/europe/20240906-summer-2024-hottest-ever-recorded-on-the-planet-eu-climate-change-monitor-says "Data from Copernicus, Europe’s climate change service, shows June to August as the hottest period since records began in 1940."
Sept 6, 2024 4:18:21 GMT -6
EnochWalked: I was reading Ezekiel chapter 1 today, and pondered whether the vision at the start might partially match how someone back then would describe a modern day quadcopter drone if they were to have seen one. Apparently I'm not the first to make this connection
Sept 6, 2024 6:47:51 GMT -6
EnochWalked: steveawiggins.com/2015/09/17/ezekiels-drones/ The blogger includes an image of the cover of "The Spaceships of Ezekiel", which is a book written before the advent of quadcopter drones. The "spaceship" it depicts nevertheless has some similarities.
Sept 6, 2024 6:50:35 GMT -6
EnochWalked: I don't mind that this self-described 'biblical scholar' is open-minded about the connection, but when he rhetorically asks 'Is [seeing into the future] something prophets ever did?' he somehow emphatically answers '“no,” of course'. How disappointing.
Sept 6, 2024 6:57:22 GMT -6
EnochWalked: thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4865482-trump-harris-florida-texas-poll/ "New poll shows Florida, Texas within margin of error in Harris-Trump race". Says more about polling error than about Texas. If Harris loses Texas, will she blame the deep state?
Sept 6, 2024 10:53:21 GMT -6
EnochWalked: www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/sep/06/iran-warns-russia-against-siding-with-azerbaijan-in-border-dispute "Row may signal that newly elected Tehran government is willing to take tougher line with Moscow". Why would Russia back Azerbaijan?
Sept 6, 2024 11:26:29 GMT -6
EnochWalked: In Hungary: telex.hu/english/2024/09/06/star-priest-who-blessed-both-the-prime-ministers-office-and-megafon-may-have-been-attending-gay-parties-catholic-church-launches-investigation "had maintained long-term, intimate relationships with other men"
Sept 6, 2024 11:29:08 GMT -6
EnochWalked: www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdx6771gyqzo "A 26-year-old American woman has been shot dead in the occupied West Bank during a protest" "[she is] also a Turkish citizen, [and had] been taking part in a protest against Jewish settlement expansion"
Sept 6, 2024 12:11:45 GMT -6
EnochWalked: Another calculation I found: Inauguration day January 20th, 2021 plus 1335 days lands on September 17th, 2024, which is the day of a lunar eclipse. Adding another 1335 days takes us to May 14th, 2028, which is of course Israel's 80th birthday.
Sept 6, 2024 19:04:49 GMT -6
EnochWalked: I know it's very unconventional to have two periods of 1335 days, and it's hard to claim that the Tribulation started in 2021, but it might encourage us to look at the coming week between 9/11 and 9/17 as a seven day prophetic window for more signs.
Sept 6, 2024 19:08:05 GMT -6
EnochWalked: That's seven inclusive days (11th to 17th), but another (overlapping) inclusive seven days (17th to 23rd) brings us to the seventh anniversary of the Revelation 12 sign. Perhaps these two 7 day periods point to the two 1335 day periods?
Sept 6, 2024 19:14:44 GMT -6
EnochWalked: There are a lot of sevens in these patterns, and maybe we should be thinking about a 7 day warning, and the Biblical theme of 7 year cycles. Also "Sept"ember was the 7th month, and if we go forwards 7 more months we reach April 2025, i.e. Passover.
Sept 6, 2024 19:18:49 GMT -6
EnochWalked: cruxnow.com/church-in-asia/2024/09/indonesia-arrests-terrorist-suspects-planning-attack-on-pope-francis "Seven people in Indonesia have been detained after a failed plot to attack Pope Francis during his visit to the country."
Sept 7, 2024 7:50:36 GMT -6
EnochWalked: "the terrorists were angry about Pope Francis’s visit to Jakarta’s Istiqlal mosque and the government’s appeal to television stations to refrain from the usual broadcasting of the Islamic call to prayer [during] the live broadcast of Pope Francis’s visit"
Sept 7, 2024 7:52:22 GMT -6
EnochWalked: So they were worried about an abomination of desolation and ending the daily sacrifice? "Pope Francis met with the Grand Imam of Istiqlal Mosque, where they signed a joint declaration calling for tolerance and an end to climate change."
Sept 7, 2024 7:53:25 GMT -6