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|) I Know of Salvation -"for I know whom
I have belived" 2Tim.1:12
"they shall never perish" John10:27-29
"is passed from death unto Life" John5:25
"an inheritance incorruptible" 1Peter1:4
||) I am making public profession of my Faite
"Whosoever therefore shall confess me before
men,him will I confess also before my Father
which is in heaven." Matt.10:32;Rom.10:11
|||) Joyfully I obey the Lord in belivers baptism.
"Then they that gladly received his word were
baptized:and the same day there were added
[unto them]about three thousand souls."Acts 2:41
|V) I Attend my Bible-believing Church.
"not forsaking the assenbling" Hebrews10:25
"teaching and admonishing one another"Col.3:16
V) I read a KJV Bible daily.
"thy word is a lamb unto my feet"Ps.119:105
"desire the sincere milk of the word" 1Peter2:2
"Study to shew thyself approved" 2Tim.2:15
V|) I have a daily prayer time.
"Ask, and it shall be given you" Matt.7:7,8
"by prayer and supplication"(Phil.4:6,7)
V||) I am starting to win others to Jesus Christ.
"Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great
things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath
had compassion on thee." Mark 5:19
(My Sons name is Mark-Marko)
"He that winneth souls is wise" Proverbs 11:30
MAY GOD BLESS YOU MY SON, I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!
> Moj mili Marko Sunce mamino sto sija na nebu,
Stalno mislim na tebe i puno te volim, najvise na svetu!!<
Tvoja mama.
MOM
KJV.Matt.18[10] Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.
Luke17[2] It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.
Matt.18[14]Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.
(Sveto Jevandjelje po Mateju) 18:10 Gledajte da ne prezrete jednog od malih ovih; jer vam kazem da andjeli njihovi na nebesima jednako gledaju lice Oca mog nebeskog.
(Sveto Jevandjelje po Luki) 17:2 Bolje bi mu bilo da mu se vodenicni kamen obesi o vratu, i da ga bace u more, nego da sablazni jednog od ovih malih.
(Sveto Jevandjelje po Mateju,) glava 18:14. Tako nije volja Oca vaseg nebeskog da pogine jedan od ovih malih.
(Sveto Jevandjelje po Jovanu, glava 6:47) Zaista, zaista vam kazem: koji veruje mene ima zivot vecni.
Knjiga proroka Isaije, glava 40:11 Kao pastir pasce stado svoje; u narucje svoje sabrace jaganjce, i u nedrima ce ih nositi, a dojilice ce voditi polako.
Galatima poslanica sv. apostola Pavla, glava 2:20 A ja vise ne zivim, nego zivi u meni Hristos. A sto sad zivim u telu, zivim verom Sina Bozjeg, kome omileh, i predade sebe za mene.
KJV - PROVERBS 16:1 The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, [is] from the LORD. 7 When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.8 Better [is] a little with righteousness than great revenues without right. 9 A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps. 19 Better [it is to be] of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud. 20 He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy [is] he. 21 The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning. 22 Understanding [is] a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools [is] folly. 23 The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.24 Pleasant words [are as] an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
PREVOD
Price Solomunove, glava 16:1 Covek sprema srce, ali je od Gospoda sta ce jezik govoriti.7. Kad su ciji putevi mili Gospodu, miri s njim i neprijatelje njegove.8. Bolje je malo s pravdom nego mnogo dohodaka s nepravdom.9. Srce covecije izmislja sebi put, ali Gospod upravlja korake njegove.19. Bolje je biti poniznog duha s krotkima nego deliti plen s oholima.20. Ko pazi na rec, nalazi dobro, i ko se uzda u Gospoda, blago njemu.21. Ko je mudrog srca, zove se razuman, a slast na usnama umnozava nauku.22. Izvor je zivotu razum onima koji ga imaju, a nauka bezumnih bezumlje je.23. Srce mudroga razumno upravlja ustima njegovim, i dodaje nauku usnama njegovim.24. Ljubazne su reci sace meda, slast dusi i zdravlje kostima.
Knjiga Isusa Navina, glava 1:9 Nisam li ti zapovedio: Budi slobodan i hrabar! Ne boj se i ne plasi se, jer je s tobom Gospod Bog tvoj kuda god ides.
Korincanima poslanica prva sv. apostola Pavla, glava 6:11 I ovakvi bejaste neki; nego se opraste i posvetiste i opravdaste imenom Gospoda naseg Isusa Hrista i Duhom Boga naseg.
KRVAVA BAJKA
Bilo je to u nekoj zemlji seljaka
Na brdovitom Balkanu,
Umrla je mučeničkom smrću
Četa đaka
U jednom danu.
Iste su godine
Svi bili rođeni,
Isto su im tekli školski dani,
Na iste svečanosti
Zajedno su vođeni,
Od istih bolesti svi pelcovani,
I svi umrli u istom danu.
Bilo je to u nekoj zemlji seljaka
Na brdovitom Balkanu,
Umrla je mučeničkom smrću
Četa đaka
U jednom danu.
A pedeset i pet minuti
Pre smrtnog trena
Sedela je u đačkoj klupi
Četa malena
I iste zadatke teške
Rešavala:koliko može
Putnik ako ide peške...
I tako redom.
Misli su im bile pune
Istih brojki,
I po sveskama u školskoj torbi
Besmislenih ležalo bezbroj
Petica i dvojki.
Pregršt istih snova
I istih tajni
Rodoljubivih i ljubavnih
Stiskali su u dnu džepova.
I činilo se svakom
Da će dugo,
Da će vrlo dugo,
Trčati ispod svoda plava
Dok sve zadatke na svetu
Ne posvršava.
Bilo je to u nekoj zemlji seljaka
Na brdovitom Balkanu
Umrla je mučeničkom smrću
Četa đaka
U jednom danu.
Dečaka redovi celi
Uzeli se za ruke
I sa školskog zadnjeg časa
Na streljanje pošli mirno
Kao da smrt nije ništa.
Drugova redovi celi
Istog časa se uzneli
Do večnog boravišta.
Dela svetih apostola, glava 3:19.Pokajte se dakle, i obratite se da se ocistite od greha svojih, da dodju vremena odmaranja od lica Gospodnjeg,20.I da posalje unapred narecenog vam Hrista Isusa,
KJV John 5:24 "but is passed from death unto Life."
I have confidence that those in the presence
of the angels of God (Luke 15:10) "Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth."I hope my brothers and sisters witness the permanent inscribing of my name as well into the
Lamb's Book of Life(Revelation 21:27)"which are written in"
PREVOD
(Sveto Jevandjelje po Jovanu, glava 5:24) Zaista, zaista vam kazem: Ko moju rec slusa i veruje Onome koji je
mene poslao, ima zivot vecni, i ne dolazi na sud, nego je
presao iz smrti u zivot.
(Sveto Jevandjelje po Luki, glava 15:10) Tako, kazem vam, biva radost pred andjelima Bozijima za jednog gresnika koji se kaje.
(Otkrivenje svetoga Jovana bogoslova, glava 21:27) I nece u njega uci nista pogano, i sto cini mrzost i laz, nego samo koji su napisani u zivotnoj knjizi Jagnjeta.
We where so young
Why did we have to die?
Because we where Christians?
KJV Deuteronomy [1:39] Moreover your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, and your children, which in that day had no knowledge between good and evil, they shall go in thither, and unto them will I give it, and they shall possess it.
Mark [9:42] And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.
Matthew [18:10] Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.
(Peta knjiga Mojsijeva)[1:39] A deca vasa, za koju rekoste da ce postati roblje, sinovi vasi, koji danas ne znaju ni sta je dobro ni sta je zlo, oni ce uci onamo, i njima cu je dati i oni ce je naslediti.
(Sveto Jevandjelje po Marku)[9:42] A koji sablazni jednog od ovih malih koji veruju mene, bolje bi mu bilo da obesi kamen vodenicni o vrat svoj i da se baci u more.
(Sveto Jevandjelje po Mateju) [18:10] Gledajte da ne prezrete jednog od malih ovih; jer vam kazem da andjeli njihovi na nebesima jednako gledaju lice Oca mog nebeskog.
Seven thousands (7 000) of Christian schoolchildren
where killed in one day by Hitler in town of God's / Jesus Believers!!!
BLOODY FAIRY TALE
It happened in a land of farmers on hilly Balkan
far, far away;
a troop of students
died martyred
on one single day.
They were all born
in the same year.
For all of them, the school days were the same:
They were all taken
to the same festivals with cheer,
they were all vaccinated
until the last name,
and they all died on the same day.
It happened in a land of farmers on hilly Balkan
far, far away;
a troop of students
died martyred
on one single day.
And only fifty-five minutes
prior the death moment,
a small troop of fidgets
sat beside their school desks
solving the same hard math quest:
“If a traveler goes by foot,
how much time he needs to rest...”
and so on.
Their thoughts were filled
with same figures and tags
and there was a countless amount
of senseless As and Fs
in their notebooks and in their bags.
They were squeezing
a whole bunch of secrets that mattered--
either patriotic or a love letter--
on the bottom of their pockets.
And everyone of them supposed
that he would for a long time,
for a very, very long time
run under the blue sky--
until all math quests on the world
were done and gone by.
It happened in a land of farmers on hilly Balkan
far, far away;
a troop of students
died martyred
on the same day.
Whole rows of boys
took each other’s hands
and leaving the last school class
went to the execution quietly,
as the death was nothing but a smile.
All friends in rows were,
at the same moment,
lifted up to the eternal domicile.
'We are Serbian children!
Shoot!'
The dramatic framework of the poem "A Bloody Fairytale" is the element that makes it an exceptional poem. In this case, the event is the not the usual death by accident, ill health or old age. This poem memorializes the deaths of seven thousands (7 000) of schoolchildren, who were selected, with incomprehensible malice, especially because they were children and their deaths would punctuate more fully the German call to end resistance. The only allusion to something of a military nature in the poem is the use of the word "cheta." This word is usually used to describe a group of soldiers. With her line "a company of small ones," referring to the children, Maksimovic makes a particularly ironic statement: the innocent children are being punished in a manner so brutal it is not fit for even the soldiers of the enemy. She compares the children's death to that of a martyr and she respectfully refrains from mentioning those responsible for their death, as it would ruin the forlorn and grief-stricken tone of the poem with anger. Rage will not bring the little martyrs back. All that remains is to immortalize them with an appropriate lamentation.
* * *
I was once asked to present a lecture on Ireland while I was in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. I took the opportunity to ask the approximately 100 seventh grade students if they still taught "A Bloody Fairytale" in middle schools in Serbia. Their answer was unequivocally yes. Suddenly and simultaneously, various phrases from the poem were floating across the room. My inquiries certainly did not meet the standards of an official poll, but the results were telling. During my travels in the Balkans, I also went to Slovenia and Croatia, and there I made the same inquiries. My results were again affirmative. Children who had entered school since the civil war did not know the poem. Everyone else did. The poem, commemorating Kragujevac, was learned by almost every student in Yugoslavia for almost fifty years. ... From the Sarah's work:
'Poetry As Memory'
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Muslim ripping Cross off Serbian Curch
Rimljanima poslanica sv. apostola Pavla, glava 11:33. O dubimo bogatstva i premudrosti i razuma Bozijeg! Kako su neispitivi Njegovi sudovi i neistrazivi Njegovi putevi!
Before and after pictures of the one of 275 Serbian Chrurches burned to ashes in only 3 days by Albanian Muslim attack on Orthodox Cristians
Korincanima poslanica prva sv. apostola Pavla, glava 15:51. Evo vam kazujem tajnu: jer svi necemo pomreti, a svi cemo se pretvoriti.
Psalmi Davidovi, glava 56:2 Neprijatelji moji svaki dan traze da me progutaju; jer mnogi napadaju na me oholo.3 Kad me je strah, jer se u Tebe uzdam.
Serbian Christian Refugee's fleeing Kosovo in 2004
Sveto Jevandjelje po Luki, glava 6:28 Blagosiljajte one koji vas kunu, i molite se Bogu za one koji vas vredjaju.
Sveto Jevandjelje po Jovanu, glava 1:29 A sutradan vide Jovan Isusa gde ide k njemu, i rece: Gle, jagnje Bozije koje uze na se grehe sveta.
The Battle of Kosovo Polje (Косовски бој or Бој на Косову) was fought on St. Vitus' Day of 1389 (June 28 in Gregorian calendar) between Serbia and the Ottoman Empire.
A painting is called "Kosovka devojka" aka "The Kosovo Girl" by Paja Jovanovic
CHURCHES GETTING BURNED BY ALBANIANS MUSLIMS
KJV - PROVERBS 3:5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. Biblija-Price Solomunove, glava 3:5 Uzdaj se u Gospoda svim srcem svojim, a na svoj razum ne oslanjaj se.
Knjiga proroka Isaije, glava 55:8. Jer misli moje nisu vase misli, niti su vasi putevi moji putevi, veli Gospod;9. Nego koliko su nebesa vise od zemlje, toliko su putevi moji visi od vasih puteva, i misli moje od vasih misli.
Solunjanima poslanica prva sv. apostola Pavla, glava 5:11. Toga radi utesavajte jedan drugog, i popravljajte svaki bliznjeg, kao sto i cinite.
Sveto Jevandjelje po Jovanu, glava 15:7 Ako ostanete u meni i reci moje u vama ostanu, sta god hocete istite, i bice vam.
Korincanima poslanica prva sv. apostola Pavla, glava 15:54 A kad se ovo raspadljivo obuce u neraspadljivost i ovo se smrtno obuce u besmrtnost, onda ce se zbiti ona rec sto je napisana: Pobeda prozdre smrt.
Knjiga proroka Isaije, glava 26:4 Uzdajte se u Gospoda doveka, jer je Gospod Gospod Vecna stena.9 Dusom svojom zudim Tebe nocu, i duhom svojim sto je u meni trazim Te jutrom; jer kad su sudovi Tvoji na zemlji, uce se pravdi koji zive u vasiljenoj.
Orthodox Christians believe in a single God who is both three and one (triune): Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, "one in essence and undivided". The Holy Trinity is three "unconfused" distinct divine persons (hypostases), with no overlap or modality among them, who share one divine essence (ousia)—uncreated, immaterial and eternal. In discussing God's relationship to his creation a distinction is made between God's eternal essence and uncreated energies, though it is understood that this distinction is artificial and that there is no real separation in God. Energies and essence are both inseparably God. This distinction is used by theologians to explain how it is that God can be both transcendent (His "essence" lies outside and infinitely distant from his creation), while at the same time he is immanent, being able to touch his creation (His "uncreated energies" interact with His creation). It is also in His energies that we can perceive the three distinct persons of the Trinity.
The Father is the eternal source of the Godhead, from Whom the Son is begotten eternally and also from Whom the Holy Spirit proceeds eternally. Orthodox doctrine regarding the Holy Trinity is summarized in the Symbol of Faith (Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed).
Bible,KJV Revelation 7
[1] And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree.
[2] And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea,
[3] Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.
[4] And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.
[5] Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand.
[6] Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Nepthalim were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand.
[7] Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand.
[8] Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand.
PREVOD
Otkrivenje svetoga Jovana bogoslova, glava 7.
[1]I potom videh cetiri anđela gde stoje na cetiri ugla zemlje, i drže cetiri vetra zemaljska, da ne duše vetar na zemlju, ni na more, ni na ikakvo drvo.
[2]I videh drugog anđela gde se penje od istoka suncanog, koji imaše pecat Boga Živoga; i povika glasom velikim na cetiri anđela kojima beše dano da kvare zemlju i more, govoreći:
[3] Ne kvarite ni zemlje, ni mora, ni drveta, dokle zapecatim sluge Boga našeg na celima njihovim.
[4] I cuh broj zapecacenih, sto i cetrdeset i cetiri hiljade zapecacenih od svih kolena sinova Izrailjevih;
[5] Od kolena Judinog dvanaest hiljada zapecacenih; od kolena Ruvimovog dvanaest hiljada zapecacenih; od kolena Gadovog dvanaest hiljada zapecacenih;
[6] Od kolena Asirovog dvanaest hiljada zapecacenih; od kolena Neftalimovog dvanaest hiljada zapecacenih; od kolena Manasijinog dvanaest hiljada zapecacenih;
[7] Od kolena Simeunovog dvanaest hiljada zapecacenih; od kolena Levijevog dvanaest hiljada zapecacenih; od kolena Isaharovog dvanaest hiljada zapecacenih;
[8] Od kolena Zavulonovog dvanaest hiljada zapecacenih; od kolena Josifovog dvanaest hiljada zapecacenih; od kolena Venijaminovog dvanaest hiljada zapecacenih.
Bible,KJV Revelation 14
[1] And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads.
[2] And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps:
[3] And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.
[4] These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.
[5] And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.
PREVOD
Otkrivenje svetoga Jovana bogoslova, glava 14.
[1] I videh, i gle, Jagnje stajaše na gori sionskoj, i s Njim sto i cetrdeset i cetiri hiljade, koji imahu ime Oca Njegovog napisano na celima svojim.
[2] I cuh glas s neba kao glas voda mnogih, i kao glas groma velikog; i cuh glas gudaca koji guđahu u gusle svoje.
[3] I pevahu kao novu pesmu pred prestolom i pred cetiri životinje i pred starešinama: i niko ne mogaše nauciti pesme, osim onih sto i cetrdeset i cetiri hiljade koji su otkupljeni sa zemlje.
[4] Ovo su koji se ne opoganiše sa ženama, jer su devstvenici, oni idu za Jagnjetom kud god ono pođe. Ovi su kupljeni od ljudi, prvenci Bogu i Jagnjetu.
[5] I u njihovim ustima ne nađe se prevara, jer su bez mane pred prestolom Božijim.
Knjiga proroka Isaije, glava 43:2 Kad podjes preko vode, ja cu biti s tobom, ili preko reka, nece te potopiti; kad podjes kroz oganj, neces izgoreti i nece te plamen opaliti.
Despot Stefan Lazarević (in Cyrillic: Стефан Лазаревић) (1374-1427) was the son and heir to Lazar (Cyrillic: Лазар), the Serbian prince who died at the Battle of Kosovo against the Turks in 1389, and princess Milica (Cyrillic: Милица) from the subordinate branch of the Nemanjić (Cyrillic: Немањић) dynasty. He was the first European-style knight in Serbia and also a poet.
Saint Sava
Saint Sava (1175 or 1176 - January 12, 1235 or 1236), originally the prince Rastko Nemanjić (son of the Serbian ruler and founder of the Serbian medieval state Stefan Nemanja and brother of Stefan Prvovenčani, first Serbian king), is the first Serb archbishop (1219-1233), the most important saint in the Serbian Orthodox Church and important cultural and political worker of that time.
During Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarossa's stay in Niš, Sava is said to have healed the Emperor's disease. [citation needed]
In his youth (around 1192) he ran away from home to join the orthodox monastic colony on Mount Athos (Holy Mountain on the Chalkidiki peninsula) and was given the name Sava. He first traveled to a Russian monastery and then moved to the Greek Monastery of Vatopedi. At the end of 1197 his father, king Stefan Nemanja joined him. In 1198 they together moved to and restored the abandoned monastery Hilandar, which was at that time the center of Serbian Christian monastic life.
St. Sava's father took the monastic vows under the name Simeon and died in Hilandar on February 13, 1200. He is also canonised, as Saint Simeon.
After his father's death, Sava retreated to an ascetic monastery in Kareya which he built himself in 1199. He also wrote the Kareya Typicon both for Hilandar and for the monastery of ascetism. The last typicon is inscribed into the marble board at the ascetic monastery, which today also exists in it. He stayed on Athos until the end of 1207.
St. Sava managed to persuade the patriarch of the Greek/Byzantine Orthodox Church to elevate St. Sava to the position of the first Serbian Archbishop, thereby establishing the Independence of Archbishopic of the Serbian Church in the year of 1219.
Saint Sava is considered the founder of the independent Serbian Orthodox Church and Serbian Orthodox Christians celebrate him as patron saint of education and medicine. His day is observed on January 27th of the Gregorian calendar (January 14th of the Julian calendar still observed by the Serbian Church). Since the 1830's, Saint Sava has become the patron saint of Serb schools and schoolchildren. On his day, students partake in recitals in church.[citation needed]
After participating in a ceremony called Blessing of the Waters he developed a cough that progressed into pneumonia. He died from pneumonia in the evening between Saturday and Sunday, January 14, 1235.[1] He was buried at the St Forty Martyrs Church in the Bulgarian capital Tarnovgrad. His body remained in Tarnovgrad until May 6, 1237 when his sacred bones were moved to the Mileševa monastery in southern Serbia. 360 years later the Ottoman Turks dug out his bones and burnt them on the main square in Belgrade.
The Temple of Saint Sava in Belgrade, whose construction was planned in 1939, begun in 1985 and awaits completion by 2004 is the largest active Orthodox temple in the world today. It was built on the place where the holy bones were burned.
Свети Сава
Овај чланак описује Растка Немањића. За друга значења погледајте чланак Свети Сава (вишезначна одредница).
Свети Сава био је најмлађи син великог жупана Стефана Немање, његово световно име је било Растко. Не зна се тачно година његовог рођења, обично се помиње 1169. или 1174. (некад и 1175.). Као младић побегао је у Свету Гору и замонашио се, тада је добио монашко име Сава.
После неколико година, његов отац се одрекао престола и замонашио се. Њих двојица су заједно сазидали манастир Хиландар на Светој Гори.
Свети Сава је издејствовао аутокефалност (самосталност) Српске православне цркве и постао њен први архиепископ 1219. године.
По повратку из ходочашћа у Јерусалим, пролазио је кроз Бугарску. Ту је преминуо 14. јануара 1236. и био сахрањен у бугарској престоници Трнову. Његов синовац, српски краљ Владислав, иначе зет бугарског цара Асена, је после годину дана пренео његове мошти из Трнова у манастиру Милешеви.
Мошти Светог Саве су биле у Милешеви, све док их Синан-паша није одатле узео и однео у Београд и спалио их на Врачару 27. априла 1594. После ослобођења од Турака, српски народ и православна Црква су одлучили да на том месту подигну храм посвећен Светом Сави, у знак сећања и захвалности за све оно што је Свети Сава урадио за свој народ и Цркву.
Као светитељ празнује се 27. јануара, или 14. јануара по јулијанском календару. Празник Светог Саве - Савиндан обележава се као школска слава у свим школама у Србији.
фреска из манастира Милешеве
рођен: , 1169.
, Србија
преминуо: 12. јануар, 1236.
Трново, Бугарска
The Typicon of Kareya with the authentic signature of Saint Sava from 1199 - one of the oldest Serbian documents in the monastery of Hilandar, (detail)
Prohor Pčinjski
Prohor Pčinjski is a Serb Orthodox monastery in the deep south of Serbia, near the border with the Republic of Macedonia. According to tradition, it was founded in the 11th century by the Byzantine emperor Romanus IV in honour of St. Prohor, who prophesied that he would become the emperor. Within the monastery there is a theological school and iconography is taught there.
Манастир Свети Прохор Пчињски
Манастир Свети Прохор Пчињски се налази на шумовитим обронцима планине Козјак, на левој обали реке Пчиње, у близини села Кленике, 30 км јужно од Врања. Према предању, подигао га је у 11. веку византијски цар Роман Диоген у знак захвалности Прохору, који му је прорекао да ће постати цар. Манастир ради као културно-просветни центар овог краја и у њему ради богословска школа, преписивачко-илуминаторска радионица, а организовано се учи иконописачки занат.
Историја
Политички догађаји који су се одиграли крајем Х и почетком ХI века, морали су оставити трага у градитељству ове области. Победом Василија II (976-1025) над Самуилом, Византија је вратила раније изгубљене територије Балканског полуострва, што је захтевало реорганизовање политичке и црквене управе и стављење становништва под његов утицај. Царском повељом из 1020. године, Василије II реорганизовао је Охридску патријаршију, сада архиепископију, у којој се спомиње епископија Морзовишка, у чијем саставу је поред осталих места и Козјак - данас име планине у чијем подножју се налази манастир св. Прохора Пчињског. Њега је изградио византијски цар Роман IV Диоген (1067-1071), на молбу потоњег свеца и патрона храма Прохора Пчињског. Систематска археолошка ископавања уз свестранију анализу досадашњих сазнања, потврдила би тврдњу да је првобитна скромна једнобродна црква саграђена у ХI веку или почетком ХII столећа.
Према речима Стефана Првовенчаног, Немања је у ратовима са Византијом између 1180-1190. године освојио област Врања. Припајањем новоосвојених територија Србији отворила се потреба за организацијом цркве коју је спровео св. Сава 1220. године. Манастир је остао у саставу српске државе све до њеног дефинитивног пада, али је и тада неко мислио о њему.
Једна од најопсежнијих обнова заслуга је краља Милутина, који је ангажовао 1316. или 1317. године солунске сликаре Михаила и Евтихија да осликају нови храм. После косовске битке манастир су разорили Турци, а 1489. године обновио га је Марин из Кратова. Тада је осликан фрескама које се убрајају у најзначајније уметничке творевине свог времена. У 16. веку у манастиру је постојала сликарска радионица, чији су мајстори сликали фреске великих ликовних вредности у капели на јужној страни цркве.
Краљ Милутин је, уз своје 40 манастир-задужбине, обновио и ову, и из карловачког родослова знајемо да САГРАДИ И МАНАСТИР ПШИНСКОМУ ПРОХОРУ, што потврђује и узидана опека на северној фасади старе цркве, са, у плитком рељефу изведеним именом САВА, откривајући његову непосредну бригу о обнови храма, архиепископ Сава III (1309-1316) Манастир се нашао поново у оквирима српске државе 1912. године. Држава Македонија израженије од Другог светског рата показује све веће територијалне претензије према српској територији. До сада је заузела и асимиловала чисто српска села јужно од манастира – села Герман, Нерав, Огут и Метежево – са укупно око 12.000 хектара српске територије. Такође има претензије и према самом манастиру и у верском и у територијалном погледу.
Манастир
Манастирску целину данас обједињује ограда од лепо сложеног притесаног камена препокривена каменим плочама и ћеремидом. Ограду прекидају са северне, западне и јужне стране, преузимајући њену функцију, импровизантне зграде велелепних манастирских конака. Главна Врањска капија са запада води право на цркву, док она на југу испод конака окренута је Куманову по чему је добила име. Источно, цркву од зграде Митрополије одвајају делимично откривени темељи, по својој прилице цркве св. Јована. У овом степену истражености тешко је сагледати средњевековну манастирску целину којој припада средишњи део порте око гроба св. Прохора Пчињског.
Древно светилиште саграђено је на старом култном месту где је живео преподобни Прохор Пчињски. Просветитељ и потоњи светац за живота је, како предање каже, одредио себи вечито боравиште у подножју планине Козјак. И поред недостатака поузданих материјалних доказа има довољно разлога за тврдњу да је садашњи гроб св. Прохора део првобитног храма. Од најстарије светиње данас је очувана капела где почивају мироточиве мошти св. Прохора. У питању је мала, поклоничка ниска правоугаона просторија. У сферно обликованој источној страни смештене су мошти светитеља, где је, у десном горњем углу мали отвор из кога већ један миленијум непрекидно извире чудотворно миро. Св. Прохор је тренутно једини српски светитељ-мироточац у Србији.
Градитељски занос из времена краља Милутина васкрсао је сву лепоту украшавања фасада опеком. Складно сложене опеке, заједно са камењем и малтерним фугама, нуде изненађујуће заносне колористичке ефекте који се мењају у зависности од угла под којим сунце осветљава фасадне површине. Судећи по сачуваној бордури на северном зиду, црква је некада имала зидани иконостас. Црква се значајно обновила крајем ХVI века, када је дограђен параклис у славу пресвете Богородице, где је кориштен исти материјал за градњу, али на мање декоративан начин. У параклис се из наоса улази ходником уз гробницу св. Прохора и кроз врата на јужној страни нове цркве. Нова црква започета 1898. а довршена 1904. године. У цркву се улази са запада преко дванаест концентрично сложених полукружних степеника.
У импозантном манастирском комплексу доминирају два конака, међу којима тзв. „врањски конак“, монументалних размера, представља једну од најлепших грађевина овог типа у Србији. Грађен је између 1854. и 1862. године, заслугом Хаџи-Михаила Погачаревића, трговца из Врања.
Свети Прохор Пчињски
Прохор је рођен у првој половини XI века од побожних родитеља, Јована и Ане, у околини Овчег поља. По Житију, Прохор је рано изучио књижне мудрости и у свему био бољи од својих вршњака. У духовном усхићењу он одлази у пештеру Нагоричинску (источно од Куманова), близу данашњег манастира Старо Нагоричино, где среће ловца Диогена. Прохор му прорече да ће постати цар и рече му: сети се и мене кад постанеш цар. То се и обистинило - Диоген поста византијски владар Роман IV Диоген (1067-1071). Житије даље казује да се пустиножитељ Прохор подвизавао тридесет година у планини Козјак (јужно од Врања), у једној малој пећини. Ту се и престави после шездесет и две године испосничког живота.
После тридесет година преподобни Прохор се у сну јави цару Диогену и опомену га речима: „Зашто, Диогене, заборави своје пређашње хаљине и мене старца? Постарај се да ми подигнеш макар мали храм“. Цара обузе страх и са патријархом и пратњом пође у Жеглиговски крај у Нагоричино да тражи старца Прохора. Пошто га ту не нађе, пређе у планину Козјак. После много дана тражења пронађоше пећину и у њој мошти преподобног Прохора. На том месту цар подиже цркву у славу Светога Луке, а десно од реке Пчиње сагради храм посвећен преподобном Прохору. У томе храму, са десне стране олтара, положише свете мошти Преподобнога; из њих потече свето миро. Део моштију цар је однео у Цариград, један део доспео је доцније у Љубостињу, а остали део и данас се налази у манастиру преподобног Прохора Пчињског под планином Козјак.
О преподобном Прохору Пчињском, чије мошти и данас почивају у његовом манастиру и точе миро, сачувана су многа писана сведочанства, посебно о његовим чудотворним моштима. Српска црква овога свеца слави 1. новембра (односно 19. октобра по старом календару).
Иконе
Најстарије зидне слике налазе се на спољним површинама гробнице св. Прохора Пчињског. Не видимо их, али са сигурношћу можемо тврдити да постоје. За разлику од осталих зидних површина, три слоја фреско малтера констатована су једино са спољне стране северног зида капеле, или јужног зида цркве, као најстаријег дела светилишта. Други пут црква је живописана после обнове из времена архиепископа Саве III (1309-1316). Један од најзначајнијих сликара византијског света ангажован на двору краља Милутина, Михаило Астрапа, живописао је цркву св. Прохора 1316. или 1317. године. Свој рад он је обележио потписом на округлом штиту св. Димитрија (Х МИ ХА НЛ), заштнитика града из кога је уметник дошао. Доста фресака је непрепознатљиво из тог доба, али разликују се Архијереји из поклоњења Христу Агнецу, св. Данило Столпник и св. Архиђакон Стефан, св. Кирило Александријски и св. Климен Охридски, св. Никола и св. Силвестер... Због скоро потпуног уништења осталих фресака, 1488/9. године исликане су нове, на месту старих, руком младог, али искусног фрескописца, који је поштовао старе, те је направио прво скице старих и на њих доцртао нове фреске, које и дан данас тамо, уз све остале, и стоје. Много фрескописаца је доцртало нове фреске, које се веома лако дају препознати, а чине ову цркву једну од највећег уметничког подухвата из свих доба фрескосликарства.
Једна од можда најпрепознатљивијих и значајнијих је икона св. Прохора Пчињског (118 цм х 85 цм) са сценама из његовог житија, настала 1871. године, коју је израдио самоуки иконописац Захарије Десперски Самоковац.
Првобитна црква, подигнута над гробом овог чувеног светитеља и мисионара, више пута је обнављана. Садашња монументална вишекуполна црква, саграђена 1898. године, обухватила је старија здања. У олтарском простору налази се гробница Св. Прохора Пчињског и монашка костурница.
Црква св. Прохор Пчињски,под планином Козјак
Манастир Прохор Пчињски
Прохор Пчињски – стара икона
Прохор Пчињски са живописом
Географски положај манастира Прохор Пчињски
Манастир Прохор Пчињски
Диоген, Прохор и Милутин
Бог у православном учењу
БОГ - БОЖАНСТВО (гр. Θεος – Θεοτης, лат. Deus, Dominus deus - највиша суштина (Биће), лична божанска егзистенција). Творац неба и земље, свега видљивог и невидљивог - Творац свеколике Васељене (Универзума). Православна теологија, дајући апофатичко тумачење божанске суштине, више воли категорију тајне и славословних појмова кад говори о Богу, јер је то име које је изнад сваког имена (Филип. 2,9). У ареопагитском спису "О божанским именима" показује се да се Бог не може чак ни дефинисати, нити ограничити створеним представама, те да је сам појам Бога релативан зато што се он односи на Његов однос са творевином, а не на тајну Његове трансцендентне суштине, односно на "надсуштаствену суштину" (уп. Небеска јерархија, XV, 2).
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Стари завет
Представу о Богу дао је сами Бог у својим делима пројављивања у творевини и у Своме доласку Оваплоћењем Сина у историји. Са свим теофанијама (богојављањима) којих је Стари Завет пун, ипак се у њима подвлачи свеопшта трансендентност Бога. "Ја сам онај који јесам" (Изл. 3,14). Бог има егзистенцију у себи; нема друго начело или циљ. Ову идеју преузео је Нови Завет, постапостолски списи и први симболи хришћанске вере, у којима се Бог назива Θεοτης, начело егзистенције. Он је Творац својом вољом, али творевина није од његове суштине.
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Нови завет
Као и Стари Завет (Ис. 40; Пс. 104; Дан. 6,20), Нови Завет такође употребљава само ипостасну категорију онда кад се односи на Бога (Дела 14,15). Теофаније (богојављења) Старога Завета концентришу се у великој епифанији или божанском "снисхођењу" (συγκαταωασις), или Оваплоћењу Сина Божијег, преко којег је омогућена не само религија него и обожење, јер Оваплоћени Логос узима људску природу у своју ипостас. Оваплоћење разоткрива ипостасни и епифанијски карактер Бога пуног сажаљења и љубави према човеку, Бога који "силази" да целива и загрли свој лик метнут у творевину (Лука 7,11,15,10; 19,1; Јован 5,2).
За разлику од Старог Завета, Нови Завет говори јасно о Богу-Светој Тројици: Оцу, Сину и Светоме Духу. Хришћански тринитарни монотеизам јесте структура највише љубави. Тројичност је однос који превазилази дуализам (двојност) на којем је конструисана старозаветна теологија.
MOLITVA
Molitva je razgovor sa Bogom i ona cini sadržaj života svih anðela na nebu i svih svetitelja. Ona je srce svih vrlina, najpre vere. Bez molitve je nemoguce razumeti tajne pravoslavne vere, sveta u kome živimo, ljudi sa kojima opštimo, bez molitve, pre svega, nema ni prave ljubavi prema Bogu niti bogopoznanja. Sve tajne vere otkrivaju se samo molitvenom umu i cistom srcu.
Sveti apostol Pavle porucuje nam: "Molite se neprestano". Sav život Crkve je neprekidna molitva i neprekidno služenje Bogu.
Pored zajednièkih bogosluženja i molitava u kojima ucestvuju svi hrišcani, postoje molitve koje se odnose na svakodnevni porodicni život i molitve koje se upražnjavaju u tišini samoce. Molitve se mogu podeliti i na molitve hvale i slavljenja, molitve blagodarnosti i molitve moljenja.
Hrišcaninov dan pocinje i završava se sa molitvom, tako on samog sebe i sav život svoj prinosi Bogu. Molitva prethodi svakom poslu, ali i jelu, molitva pomaže stišavanju uzburkanosti duše, ali iznad svega, molitva je put približavanju i razumevanju Boga, rastu ljubavi prema Bogu i ljudima.
Ne treba cekati da se ucimo molitvi samo onda kad nam je Bog potreban, hrišcanski ideal je moliti se neprestano, bez napora - kao što dišemo. Iskustvo mnogih velikih pravoslavnih molitvenika pomaže nam da se, polako, isprva ponavljajuci njihove molitve, ucimo toplom i iskrenom razgovoru s Bogom. Ipak, ne treba zaboraviti savete svetih otaca o molitvi. Sveti Jovan Lestvicnik kaže: "Dešava se da me, kada stojim na molitvi, susrece delo dobrocinstva, koje ne dozvoljava odlaganje. U takvom slucaju treba dati prednost delu ljubavi. Jer je ljubav iznad molitve."
OCE NAŠ
Oce naš, koji si na nebesima,
da se sveti Ime Tvoje,
da doðe Carstvo Tvoje,
da bude volja Tvoja i na zemlji kao i na nebu;
Hleb naš nasušni daj nam danas;
ioprosti nam dugove naše kao što i mi
opraštamo dužnicima svojim;
i ne uvedi nas u iskušenje,
no izbavi nas od Zla.
(Ovaj završetak u crkvi govori samo sveštenik).
Jer je Tvoje Carstvo i sila i slava Oca
i Sina i Svetoga Duha, sada i uvek
i u vekove vekova. Amin.
SIMVOL VERE
Verujem u jednoga Boga Oca, Svedržitelja, Tvorca neba i zemlje i svega vidljivog i nevidljivog.
I u jednoga Gospoda Isusa Hrista, Sina Božijega, Jedinorodnoga, od Oca roðenoga pre svih vekova; Svetlost od Svetlosti, Boga istinitoga od Boga istinitoga, roðenoga, ne stvorenoga, jednosušnoga sa Ocem, kroz koga je sve postalo;
Koji je radi nas ljudi i radi našega spasenja sišao s nebesa, i ovaplotio se od Duha Svetoga i Marije Djeve i postao covek;
Koji je raspet za nas u vreme Pontija Pilata, i stradao i pogreben;
I Koji je vaskrsao u treci dan po Pismu;
I Koji se uzneo na nebesa i sedi sa desne strane Oca;
I Koji ce opet doci sa slavom da sudi živima i mrtvima, i NJegovom Carstvu nece biti kraja.
I u Duha Svetoga, Gospoda, Životvornoga, koji od Oca ishodi, Koji se zajedno sa Ocem i Sinom obožava i slavi, Koji je govorio kroz Proroke.
U jednu, svetu, sabornu i apostolsku Crkvu.
Ispovedam jedno krštenje za otpuštenje grehova.
Cekam vaskrsenje mrtvih
I život buduceg veka. Amin.
Oce Nas
The Lord's Prayer in the Serbian Language
(Oce nas koji si na nebesima, da se sveti ime Tvoje, da dodje carstvo Tvoje, da bude volja Tvoja i na zemlji kao na nebu; hleb nas nasusni daj nam danas; i oprosti nam dugove nase kao sto i mi oprastamo duznicima svojim, i ne uvedi nas u iskusenje. nego izbavi nas od zla.)
ENGLISH
From the testament of St. Luke 11:1 - 11:4
And it came to pass, that, as He was praying in a certain place, when He ceased, one of His disciples said unto Him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples. And He said unto them; "When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth. Give us day by day our daily bread. And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil."
And from the testament of St. Matthew 6:9 - 6:15
"After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. +++ For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses."
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St. Petka of Serbia
SAINT PETKA (My Family Saint)
Our Venerable Mother Petka,
was born in the 11th century in the city of Epivat, which is between Silivria and Constantinople. Her parents were very religious and raised their children to be pious. After her parents died, St. Petka strictly devoted herself to the monastic life, and with fasting and prayer, she committed her life to God. After five years of fasting and prayer, she went to the Holy Land (Palestine) to live in the desert of Jordan.
In her old age, she returned to Constantinople to the Church of Holy Theotokosin Blaherna to venerate the miraculous icon of the Mother of God.
Two centuries after her death (1238 A.D.), the Bulgarian emperor John Asen decided to move St. Petka's relics from Epivat, which then was under the Crusader's control, to Trnovo, the capital of Bulgaria. After the Turkish occupation of Bulgaria, the relics were moved again--this time to Vidim on the Danube (Vlaska). In 1396 when the Turks also conquered this area, the Serbian princess Milica acted to bring the holy relics to Belgrade. In 1417 the Church of St. Petka was built in Belgrade and her holy relics were placed there. In 1521 after the mighty Sulleyman II conquered Belgrade, St. Petka's remains, along with many Serbian families, were moved to Constantinople. There her remains were received with great respect and solemnity and the Sultan brought them to his castle. Numerous miracles occurred there, which caused the holy Mother Petka-Paraskeva also to be worshipped by Muslims. In 1641, with permission from Constantinople's patriarch Partenije I, the pious Moldavian ruler Vasilije Lupul brought St. Petka's remains to Moldavia's capital, Jash, where on 14/27 October they were placed in the church of the Three Holy Hierarchs, where St. Petka's holy relics continued to glorify the Lord with wonders and miracles.
Krsna Slava
Slava is unique and a distinct custom among Serbian peoples.
The word Slava means celebration. This Serbian Orthodox observance is called Krsna Slava and is similar to (Krsno Ime-Name Day) in the other Orthodox Cristian traditions.
Christian missionaries not only converted Serbs to Christianity but "Christianized" the spiritual customs they practiced as well. In this way the missionaries satisfied poeples' psychological as well as spiritual needs. Because of this and other proven benefits of the Slava among the Serbs, the people yet sing today "Niko Nema Sto Srbin Imade"!
While most people observe the anniversary of their birth, the Serbs observe the Slava in a Spiritual sense the Slava stands above a chronological birthday. In fact history and tradition tell us that the Slava came in to existence among the Serbs with their acceptance of Christianity.Sentries ago, when the Serbian family accepted Christianity the Saint commemorated by the Church on that day became the family's patron Saint that each year then became a special observance. It was the birthday of their fate in Christ, perpetual from one generation to the next though the male members of the family.
Among the most common Saints' names for the Slava one friends the names of St. Nicholas the Wonder- worker , St. George the Great Martyr, St. John the Baptist and forerunner St. Archangel Michale. Sv. Sava the first Serbian Archbishop.Sv Petka and many others.
There is a saying among Serbs " Ko Slavu slavi to Slava mu i pomaze"! In translation this means Whoever celebrate the Slava him the Slava helps! Rightly so, for according to the teaching of the Church, the Church is communion of all the Saints, in which Christ abides. There is strong evidence that the intercession of the Saints is effective Accordingly, St. Paul advises us saying " Give thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the Saints in light". (Col. 1:12)
Besides individuals and families, one fined many cultural and social organizations, cities and even military units observing Slava. Often when two Serbs who do not know each other meet,one way of introduction is to ask about the family's Slava. The Slava has played an important role in the life of Serbian people throughout its history. Situated at the meeting point between two important cultures, namely the Byzantine East and the Latin west remaining distinct from them both in addition to being subjugated into saveryby the Moslem Turks for over five centuries, the Serbs associated Slava with survival and the preservation of their ethnic identity. Perhaps it is for that reason we hear song:" Niko Nema Sto Srbin Imade"!
Indeed the Slava is day of great rejoicing. Relatives , Kumovi and friends begin arriving on the day before the Slava and many remain until the following day. An important aspect of the celebration is the religious observance of the patron Saint. In the Serbian Orthodox home one finds the icon of the patron Saint of the family illuminated by the flicker of a votive light. This in a sense is a place of the prayer for the family. Slava candle is lighted on that special day and the Slavski Kolac (Slave Cake) is presented for the prayers of blessing, along with a glass of wine. each of these items has symbolic meaning: the candle represents the light of the life in God.
The bread symbolizes Christ our God who said, " I am the living bread which came down from haven" (John 6 :51). Finally there is a dish boiled wheat (koljivo/zito), which is blessed and served in memory of deceased family members. The candle is never blown out but is extinguished with wine. The same glass is then handed around the family circle and each member takes a sip of it, thereby symbolizing the perpetuity of the Slava. The scent of the incense bind together and emotions of all present on this unique and festive occasion.
While the festive meal is in progress, the host does not sit but remains available in service to all. He serves his Krsno Ime, then many beautiful and well -wising toasts (Zdravice) are offered for the health and prosperity of the household. Music is provided by a one -stringed instrument called Gusle, accompanied by the voice of the Guslar. Favorite subject of these ballads are drown from the rich heroic history of the Serbs.
The Slava has remained as one of the proven values and customs of the Serbian people. It ,may be said that the Slava played an important role in Serbian history, helping them to withstand centuries of religious proselytism and persecution from the Latin West, as well as slavery and brutality from the Islamic East. The spiritual, social, and persecution role of the Slava remains undiminished for the Serbian people to this day.
T he Kolach or "slava bread" plays an important part in the Krsna Slava and symbolizes Christ our God, who said in the Holy Gospel of St. John (6:51),
" I am the living bread which came down from heaven."
Slava Bread Receipt
Ingredients
8 cups flour
1 tsp. salt
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 lb. butter (1 stick)
3 egg yolks
2 cups milk ( lukewarm )
1 packet of yeast
1 tbs. Lemon zest (to taste)
Kolach
STEP 1 "Prepare the Yeast"
Into a measuring cup or small bowl, mix the yeast with a teaspoon of sugar and about a half cup of the "lukewarm" milk. Set aside. This activates the yeast.
STEP 2 "Mix eggs and milk"
Into a medium mixing bowl, beat the 3 egg yolks and then add the rest of the lukewarm milk. Mix well. Set aside.
STEP 3 "Mix dry ingredients with butter"
Into a large mixing bowl, add the sugar and salt to 8 cups of sifted flour.
Add about a tablespoon of lemon zest and equal amount of lemon juice. ( More or less to taste.)
Add the butter, mix with your hands (as for a pie crust) until the butter is well mixed with the flour and has a real fine texture.
STEP 4 "Make the dough"
Combine the beaten "egg & milk - mixture" and the "activated yeast" to the flour mixture. Beat the dough until it comes clean from the bowl.
STEP 5 "Knead and Rise" (Twice)
Form the dough into a ball and place into a large clean bowl and cover with a damp cloth. Set aside and let rise for about 2 hours. The dough will more than double in size.
Once the dough rises, remove from the rising bowl and place on a lightly floured counter top or kneading board. Knead the dough. (For about five minutes or so.)
Again form the dough into a ball and place in the bowl, covered with a damp cloth. Set aside and let it rise. This time, it takes about 1 hour.
STEP 6 "Make the Braid & Cross"
( While the dough rises for the second time, lets make the braid and cross. )
Into a medium mixing bowl, add 3/4 cups water to 2 cups flour and a pinch of salt. Mix well into a workable dough, until smooth.
Make a braid and cross. (or a braided cross or other decretive items for the top of your "Slava" bread)
When dough has raised the second time, place it on a large greased baking sheet. (Using baking "parchment paper" is optional.)
Attach the cross and braid on the bread by ether a dab of water or egg.
(An egg wash on the top of the bread is optional.)
STEP 7 "Bake"
In a preheated oven.
Bake at 350 degrees for about 1 hour and 10 minutes.
Enjoy !
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Variation:
In addition to or in place of the Lemon zest and juice used in Step 3, you can substitute or add a teaspoon of Vanilla extract.
KJV - COLOSSIANS 1:12 Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:
PREVOD
Kolosanima poslanica sv. apostola Pavla, glava 1:12 Zahvaljujuci Bogu i Ocu, koji nas prizva u deo nasledstva svetih u videlu;
KJV - JOHN 6:51 I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
PREVOD
Sveto Jevandjelje po Jovanu, glava 6:51 Ja sam hleb zivi koji sidje s neba; koji jede od ovog hleba zivece vavek; i hleb koji cu ja dati telo je moje, koje cu dati za zivot sveta.
KJV.John 6:51 I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.PREVOD;Sveto Jevandjelje po Jovanu, glava 6:51 Ja sam hleb zivi koji sidje s neba; koji jede od ovog hleba zivece vavek; i hleb koji cu ja dati telo je moje, koje cu dati za zivot sveta.
Is God sending America a warning?
The destruction from hurricane Katrina unleashed a disaster like our nation has never encountered. Like a guided missile, Katrina executed a mission of utmost devastation. Despite our advancements in technology, computers, satellites, healthcare and tons of mind-boggling innovations – the nation stood speechless and helpless.
It seemed everything that could go wrong – went wrong. The breaking of the New Orleans levees; the thousands of trapped victims; the incessant looting; the perverse crime; the escalating gas prices; the complete collapse of the nation’s infrastructure for disaster aid – each day after Katrina brought new nightmares – each day after Katrina whispered something terrible went wrong. The aftermath from Katrina plowed deeper and deadlier. Our nation and the entire world watched in disbelief as the nightmare from Katrina grew and held the world’s most powerful nation hostage in her devastating grip. Many are asking, "Why? . . . Why did God permit this tragedy?"
Let me first say, our remarks are not without sympathy for Katrina’s thousands of victims, nor is it rooted in any political agenda. The author is neither Republican nor Democrat. I’m reminded of the young boy’s answer, when asked, "Are you a Republican or a Democrat?" His simple, but sincere reply was, "I’m a Christian."
This article is a Bible Believer’s interpretation of Katrina. Our Lord commands to ". . . discern the signs of the times." (Matt. 16:3) Yes, we could easily stick our head in the sand while pretending God knew nothing of the wrath of Katrina. Yes, we could just as easily claim a mindless Mother Nature caused Katrina. Yes, we could, but we would be wrong.
God’s presence and power should never be overlooked in tragedy. As Bible Believing Christians, we should always be faithful to "examine ourselves" – and our nation. We should never foolishly close our eyes and ears to a possible message from our Lord.
The LORD is known by the judgment which he executeth:. . .
Psalm 9:16
That they may know that this is thy hand; that thou, LORD, hast done it.
Psalm 109:27
One dazed and shaken victim of Katrina standing in the ruined and ravaged streets of battered New Orleans shocked a reporter with, "This is the hand of God. Did you watch Katrina change course? Did you see how Katrina headed for New Orleans?" She then adds, "America needs to repent!"
Was Katrina the wrath and judgment of God?
Any Bible Believing Christian knows nothing happens without the knowledge and foreknowledge of God. The Lord Jesus says in Matthew 10:29, if a small sparrow falls to the ground, God knows. The Lord goes on to say, ". . . the very hairs of your head are all numbered." (Matt. 10:30) Nothing takes the Lord by surprise. The smallest event does not escape His Omnipresent eye. Zechariah 4:10 says, "For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the LORD, which run to and fro through the whole earth."
Certainly, the Lord knew the coming devastation and death from Katrina.
The scriptures reveal many "natural" disasters as instruments of wrath from the hand of God. The fire and brimstone raining down and destroying Sodom and Gomorrah promptly comes to mind. Let us not forget that the wrath of God once exterminated every breath on the whole earth, save Noah and his family. The Old Testament testifies over and over of the judgment of God. King David bows to the temptation of Satan to number Israel and an angry God kills 70,000 men (1 Chron. 21:14). We read of God’s hand in the Divine destruction of Jericho (Joshua 6:20), the termination of the kingdoms of Babylon, Assyria , Egypt, Amalekites (1 Samuel 15:8) among many others.
The scriptures establish that God creates, controls and even commands the weather. Amos 4:13, say, "For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind . . ." Many times, God specifically employs the wind to preach His message. Just ask a backslidden prophet named Jonah. Jonah 1:4 says, "But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken." Ask the fearful apostles after watching the Lord Jesus calmly rebuke ". . . a great storm of wind. . . and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm." The Bible records the amazed apostles, "And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?" (Mark 4:41)
The scriptures many times reveal the Lord God utilizes the wind as His instrument of action. In fact, of all the environmental resources at His Omnipotent disposal, the wind emerges as His first choice. The following scriptures, among scores of others, provide our proof:
13 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even rend it with a stormy wind in my fury; and there shall be an overflowing shower in mine anger, and great hailstones in my fury to consume it.
14 So will I break down the wall that ye have daubed with untempered mortar, and bring it down to the ground, so that the foundation thereof shall be discovered, and it shall fall, and ye shall be consumed in the midst thereof: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
Ezekiel 13:13-14
And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and the LORD brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and all that night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts.
Exodus 10:13
And the LORD turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the locusts, and cast them into the Red sea; there remained not one locust in all the coasts of Egypt.
Exodus 10:19
And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.
Exodus 14:21
And the scriptures clearly reveal God employs the mighty wind to judge and destroy nations. The Old Testament pulls back the curtain of history and tragedy to reveal the judgment of God. The scriptures inform us that many disasters we label as natural disasters or accidents, are not natural and are not accidents.
And the LORD shall utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his mighty wind shall he shake his hand over the river, and shall smite it in the seven streams, and make men go over dryshod.
Isaiah 11:15
Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will raise up against Babylon, and against them that dwell in the midst of them that rise up against me, a destroying wind;
Jeremiah 51:1
Katrina was no accident. Katrina was no haphazard natural disaster. Katrina was no climatic coincident of Mother Nature. Katrina was a warning from the Lord.
Remember, Katrina had to come with the foreknowledge and provision of God. To reason otherwise rejects the scriptures, and denies the sovereign presence of a Holy, Almighty God.
With that as our solid foundation we can now ask, "Why did God allow Katrina to shatter America?" And more important, "What message from the Lord was wrapped in Katrina?"
Can we dare attempt to answer such a question?
Not only can we – we MUST!
If the Lord is sending America a message – it is critical . . . it is essential for us to "find the message."
If Katrina was indeed a severe warning from the Lord, the answer should not be difficult to find. I believe the answer clearly and precisely exists in the scriptures. . .
Some Christians have aimed God’s wrath of Katrina toward the gambling casinos of Mississippi or the cesspool of sin and sodomy raging in New Orleans. It’s been noted that Katrina destroyed New Orleans just days before the depraved homosexual festive appropriately called "Southern Decadence" was scheduled there. While a Holy God fiercely condemns and judges such sins, I don’t believe that was Katrina’s mission. Katrina did not merely destroy the casinos, or the hell-holes and homosexual parade of New Orleans. No. Katrina was a warning for an entire nation. Katrina bruised and battered the soul of America.
Without question – for so many years, much like God’s servant Job (Job 1:10), God placed a protective hedge around America. And like Job (Job 1:12), it appears God is removing His hedge.
On September 11, 2001 God removed His hedge around America. On September 11, 2001 God blinded the protective eyes of America. On that horrific day, America stood in "shock and awe" as over 2700 people were brutally murdered by terrorists. Every precaution and prevention fell on deaf ears and blind eyes. Several reporters and commentators remarked it appeared as if "America was wearing blinders." Congress has appropriated hearing after hearing asking, "How did we miss the warning signals?" We didn’t miss it. We just couldn’t see it. Something unusual and something terrible happened in America on September 11. The catastrophe was much worse than the tragedy of September 11. . . God removed His protective hedge.
What really occurred on September 11?
Several days prior to September 11, 2001, violent terrorists rocked Israel. I remember watching the weeping Jewish mothers and fathers carrying the bodies of their children on the news. Innocent children were literally blown apart simply because they were Jews. During this time the American administration forbid and threatened Israel with financial bribery if they retaliated. That Sunday on September 9, 2001, I remarked to the church, if America keeps this hostile attitude toward Israel, America will suffer a major terrorist attack. Little did I realize, in two days America would suffer the greatest single terrorist attack in history. . .
Make no mistake about it – God has chosen the nation of Israel as His people. Whether you like it or not and whether you believe it or not – God’s hand, both for His pleasure and His purpose, rests on the small nation of Israel.
For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth.
Deuteronomy 7:6
For the LORD hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure.
Psalm 135:4
But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.
Isaiah 41:8
And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when I chose Israel, and lifted up mine hand unto the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself known unto them in the land of Egypt, when I lifted up mine hand unto them, saying, I am the LORD your God;
Ezekiel 20:5
Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt.
Exodus 3:10
Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the LORD loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice.
1 King 10:9
Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee to set thee on his throne, to be king for the LORD thy God: because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore made he thee king over them, to do judgment and justice.
2 Chronicles 9:8
When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.
Hosea 11:1
And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will be their God.
Exodus 29:45
For thou hast confirmed to thyself thy people Israel to be a people unto thee for ever: and thou, LORD, art become their God.
2 Samuel 7:24
For thy people Israel didst thou make thine own people for ever; and thou, LORD, becamest their God.
1 Chronicles 17:22
Thus shall they know that I the LORD their God am with them, and that they, even the house of Israel, are my people, saith the Lord GOD.
Ezekiel 34:30
O ye seed of Israel his servant, ye children of Jacob, his chosen ones.
1 Chronicle 16:13
When God called, separated and renamed Jacob as Israel, He proclaimed to Israel ". . . as a prince hast thou power with God and with men. . ." (Genesis 32:28) The name Israel literally means "he will rule as God."
When God destined His Son to this wicked world to die for the sins of mankind, He chose a Jewish girl named Mary to birth and bear His Beloved Son. God committed the "oracles of God" [His Word] unto the Jewish people (Romans 3:2).
In 606 B.C., during the time of Daniel, Nebuchadnezzar destroyed the tiny nation of Israel. Over 2,000 years the nation of Israel did not exist. In 606 B.C., Israel was literally wiped off the map.
In 1917, after World War I, the famous Balfour Declaration set aside some land in Palestine for a homeland for the wandering Jews. But the Jews did not return. After the holocaust of Hitler resulting in the madness and murder of over 6 million Jews, they returned home. For hundreds of years, many Christians and Bible students discounted the promises from the Lord to rebuild and return Israel to their land. It just did not seem possible. But, "God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?" (Numbers 23:19). In Isaiah 43, the Lord promised He would one day bring Israel back home. He would call them from the east, from the west, from the north and from the south.
Isaiah 43:1-6
1 But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.
2 When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
3 For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.
4 Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life.
5 Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west;
6 I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth;
After World War II, against all odds and against all obstacles – and there were many. Exactly as the Lord prophesied, from the east came Jews from Shanghai and Hong Kong; from the west came thousands of Jews from Egypt, Morocco, Tunis, Algeria, Europe, the United States and Latin America; from the north came over 20,000 Jews from Czechoslovakia, over 30,000 from Turkey, 36,000 from Bulgaria; and from the south came over 800,000 Jews from the land of the Arabs. The largest and most spectacular migration of a group of people occurred. As He promised, God was calling His people home.
And in 1948, the greatest fulfillment of prophecy and the greatest miracle of the scriptures since the resurrection of the Lord Jesus occurred – the "resurrection" of the nation of Israel. It’s been said World War I prepared the land of Israel for the Jews, and World War II prepared the Jews for the land.
When the Lord God called out Abram and foretold the coming of Israel, God issued a severe warning concerning the treatment of the Jewish people – ". . . I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee. . ." No other nation, no other people gets such protection from the Lord.
2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
Genesis 12:2-3
And the LORD thy God will put all these curses upon thine enemies, and on them that hate thee, which persecuted thee.
Deuteronomy 30:7
Make no mistake about it – nations fall and nations rise on account of their relationship to Israel.
William Blackstone writes of Israel in his classic Jesus Is Coming:
Their wonderful preservation as a distinct people, through all the persecutions, vicissitudes and wanderings of the past 18 centuries down to the present moment, is a standing miracle, attesting the truth of God’s Word, and assuring us of His purposes in their future history, Frederick the Great said to his chaplain: "Doctor, if your religion is a true one, it ought to be capable of very brief and simple proof. Will you give me an evidence of its truth in one word? The good man answered, "Israel.
(Blackstone, William, Jesus is Coming, Kregel Publications, Grand Rapids, MI, 1989 (1908) p. 160)
God will judge His chosen people of Israel, as history testifies. But woe be that nation or people that judges and deals hostile to the Jewish people. The highways of history are littered with the remains of nations hostile to the Jews.
In Matthew 25, the Lord Jesus forewarns the "judgment of the nations" that will take place after the Great Tribulation. The nations are judged (verse 40) according to their treatment of "my brethren" of the Lord Jesus – the Jews.
Matthew 25:32-40
31 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:
33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
35 For I was an hungered, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungered, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?
38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?
39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?
40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
If you doubt the identification of the Jews and Israel in Matthew 25, Joel chapter three describes that same event. Only this time there’s no mistaking the role of Israel.
Joel 3:1-2
1 For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,
2 I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land
Specifically notice the last four words of verse two: ". . . and parted my land." God is going "to plead" with the nations for MY HERITAGE Israel and for parting (dividing) MY LAND.
For over 5400 hundred years the kingdoms of this world rose and fell. During this time, millions upon millions of people lived and died. Wars, atrocities, tears, fears, heartbreak, joy, inventions of man, houses built, pioneers paved paths and life slowly rolled along. And setting off to the side sitting quietly and insignificantly was a patch of land, virtually unbeknownst to the world. A land yet undiscovered by men. In that obscure land God would raise up a nation greater and more powerful than any in the history of the world. "America, America God shed his grace on thee. . ."
The history of America is unique. The history of America is God. Dr. William Grady penned a magnificent 650 page history of America appropriately titled What Hath God Wrought!
Despite the petty, silly whining of the humanist and atheist, America was indeed a land that God wrought. The Mayflower Compact marks the creation of America. It begins with these inspiring words, "In ye name of God, Amen. . ." Only 204 words long, The Mayflower Compact was the greatest declaration of the Christian God by any nation.
America has tremendously lived up to her God given heritage. America has sent more missionaries with the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ than any nation. Despite her sins, and despite her failings, America has stood for the God of the Bible. America has been a beacon for other nations searching for "One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."
And America has been the protective friend to God’s Heritage – Israel. As a student of history, it amazes me that despite the politics, despite Republican or Democrat, despite conservative or liberal sitting in the powerful White House, or walking the halls of Congress – until recently, America has consistently been Israel’s best friend.
The United States of America was the first nation to recognize the nation of Israel. President Truman was the first to sign the credentials recognizing the State of Israel in 1948. From then on, an uncanny relationship occurred. America became Israel’s best friend.
President Nixon firmly stated America would stand by its friends, and "Israel is one of its friends."
President Gerald Ford declared the United States, "commitment to the security and future of Israel is based upon basic morality as well as enlightened self-interest. Our role in supporting Israel honors our own heritage."
President Carter stated, "The United States has a warm and a unique relationship of friendship with Israel that is morally right. It is compatible with our deepest religious convictions and it is right in terms of America's own strategic interests. We are committed to Israel's security, prosperity, and future as a land that has so much to offer the world."
President Reagan realized this God-given relationship with Israel, as he stated, "Since the rebirth of the State of Israel, there has been an ironclad bond between that democracy and this one."
But President Lyndon Johnson put it best. When Soviet Premier Aleksei Kosygin asked President Johnson why the United States so strongly supports Israel against 80 million Arabs when there's only three million Israelis, the President replied, "Because it is right."
When the former Soviet Union, the violent Middle East or other malicious countries would wink with violence against the tiny nation of Israel, a warning frown from mighty America would silently say, "Don’t even think about it!" America has provided billions and billions of American dollars to build and strengthen Israel. America’s most guarded and valuable military secrets have been at Israel’s disposal.
Until recently, America has always been the best friend of Israel. It is no stretch to say, if it wasn’t for the protection and provision of America, Israel would not exist today. I have no doubt God wrought this great nation for the propagation of the glorious gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ and the protector and provider of His Heritage, Israel.
The early 1990s marked a surprising and sickening departure from previous U.S. policy towards Israel. Beginning with President George H. Bush, more and more political pressure was placed upon Israel to surrender their land to the Palestinian terrorists.
The incredible book Eye to Eye: Facing the Consequences of Dividing Israel by White House Correspondent, William R. Koenig, proves many disasters befalling America come in direct and immediate response to George H. Bush, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush's devotion to robbing Israel of their God-given land. Koenig documents the following incredible facts occur because of the U.S.'s pressure to evacuate Israel from their land:
Nine of the ten costliest insurance events in U.S. history
Six of the seven costliest hurricanes in U.S. history
Three of the four largest tornado outbreaks in U.S. history
Nine of the top ten natural disasters in U.S. history ranked by FEMA relief costs
The two largest terrorism events in U.S. history
Amazon.com says, "All of these major catastrophes transpired on the very same day or within 24-hours of U.S. presidents Bush, Clinton and Bush applying pressure on Israel to trade her land for promises of "peace and security," sponsoring major "land for peace" meetings, making major public statements pertaining to Israel’s covenant land and /or calling for a Palestinian state . . . In this book, Bill Koenig provides undeniable facts and conclusive evidence showing that indeed the leaders of the United States and the world are on a collision course with God over Israel’s covenant land."
Koenig's book was published in 2004. In a bit of prophetic irony on the cover of his book, Eye to Eye: Facing the Consequences of Dividing Israel, shows a grim-faced President Bush twisting his eyes as a massive hurricane appears.
The following events paint a picture of hypocrisy and hostility against Israel and defiance against the Word of God, beginning with President George H. Bush in 1991. Immediately following these political assaults against Israel occur some of the most catastrophic disasters in the history of the United States. To ascribe the disasters at these precise hours as coincident or random chance breaks the sound barrier of statistical probability. The possibility of these many major catastrophes happening by haphazard chance at these precise times is simply impossible.
You want proof the Bible is the Word of God — here's your proof. You want proof Israel is God's Heritage — here's your proof.
President George H. Bush promoted and proudly signed the infamous Oslo Accord at the Madrid Peace Conference on October 30, 1991. The Oslo Accord was labeled a "Land for Peace" accord that demanded Israel award their land to the Palestinian murderers and terrorists in exchange for peace. The perverse Oslo proposition was simple: give us your land and we’ll stop killing you.
1991 31 October - The Next Day – The Perfect Storm hits
A very rare huge storm starting in the north Atlantic, moving east to west (wrong direction for storms to move - although in the Bible, the Holy Spirit and history move east to west). This storm was so unusual and contrary to "mother nature" it was immortalized by the book The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger and later a popular movie. Amazon says of the book The Perfect Storm, "Meteorologists called the storm that hit North America's eastern seaboard in October 1991 a "perfect storm" because of the rare combination of factors that created it. For everyone else, it was perfect hell. In The Perfect Storm, author Sebastian Junger conjures for the reader the meteorological conditions that created the "storm of the century" and the impact the storm had on many of the people caught in it."
Interesting, one of the first places The Perfect Storm hit was Kennebunkport, Maine. Waves over 30 foot demolished the home of guess who – President George H. Bush, the instigator of the Oslo Accord.
1992 23 August
A year later, President Bush literally picked up the pieces from Oslo attempting to rob Israel again. Meeting in Washington D.C. Bush and crew again attempted to "sell" the fictitious Madrid "Land for Peace" agreement.
1992 23 August – Same Day - Hurricane Andrew visits Florida
Hurricane Andrew smashes and crashes into Florida. Andrew causes over $30 billion in damage while destroying over 180,000 homes. At that time, Andrew was the worst natural disaster ever to hit America.
President Bill Clinton meets with terrorist and Israel hater Syria's President Hafez el-Assad in Geneva. They talk about a peace agreement with Israel that includes Israel giving up the Golan Heights.
1994 17 January – less than 24 hours - 6.9 Earthquake rocks California
In less than 24 hours, a powerful 6.9 earthquake rocks Southern California. This mysterious quake, centered in Northridge, is the second most destructive natural disaster to hit the United States, behind Hurricane Andrew.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with President Clinton at the White House and is coldly received. Clinton and Secretary of State Madeleine Albright refuse to have lunch with him.
1998 21 January – the same day - Monica Lewinsky scandal erupts
After Clinton’s rejection of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, later the very same day, the Monica Lewinsky scandal breaks out, destroying the Clinton presidency and resulting in his impeachment.
Before proceeding let us clarify who truthfully owns the Gaza Strip and West Bank. God does. He calls it "my land." Joel 3 deals EXACTLY with this issue. The Lord clearly states in no uncertain terms, He will "plead" with the nations such as the United States that "scatters" Israel and "parts His land." That is as much the Word of God as John 3:16. And the Untied States is not exempt – "all nations" means "all nations."
Joel 3:1-2
1 For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,
2 I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.
In case you think "the land of Israel" became unimportant since the New Testament – think again. Galatians 4 deals with "the land." And the Lord says clearly and plainly, the land belongs to Isaac – not the Arabs.
Galatians 4:22-30
22 For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.
23 But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise.
24 Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar.
25 For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children.
26 But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.
27 For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband.
28 Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise.
29 But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, even so it is now.
30 Nevertheless what saith the scripture? Cast out the bondwoman and her son (Arabs): for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son (Jews) of the freewoman.
Secretary of State Madeleine Albright finishes the final details of an agreement which requires Israel to surrender 13 percent of Yesha (Judah and Samaria). President Bill Clinton meets with Yasser Arafat and Netanyahu at the White House to finalize another Israel "land for peace" hoodwink. Later, Arafat addresses the United Nations and declares an independent Palestinian state by May 1999.
1998 28 September – Same Day - Hurricane George hits Gulf Coast
Hurricane George blasts the Gulf Coast with 110 mph winds and gusts up to 175 mph. The hurricane hit the coast and stalled until the agreement was finalized and Arafat addressed the UN. Then it hit and caused $1 billion in damage. At the exact time that Arafat departs the U.S., the storm begins to dissipate.
Arafat and Netanyahu meet at the Wye River Plantation in Maryland. The talks are scheduled to last five days with the focus on Israel giving up 13 percent of Yesha. The talks are extended and conclude on October 23.
1998 17 October – Two days later - Tornadoes hit Texas
On October 17, heavy storms and tornadoes hit southern Texas. The San Antonio area is deluged with rain. The rain and flooding in Texas continue until October 22 and then subside. The floods ravage 25 percent of Texas and leave over one billion dollars in damage. On October 21, Clinton declares this section of Texas a major disaster area.
Arafat arrives in Washington again to meet with President Clinton to raise money for a Palestinian state with Jerusalem as the capital. A total of 42 other nations were represented in Washington. All the nations agreed to give Arafat $3 billion in aid. Clinton promised $400 million, and the European nations $1.7 billion.
1998 30 November – Same Day - Financial Disaster
The Dow Jones average drops 216 points, and on December 1, the European Market had its third worst day in history. Hundreds of billions of market capitalization were wiped out in the U.S. and Europe.
Yasser Arafat schedules a press conference to announce a Palestinian state with Jerusalem as the capital.
1999 3 May - Same Day - Powerful Storms in Oklahoma and Kansas
The most powerful tornado storm system ever to hit the United States whips through Oklahoma and Kansas. The winds are clocked at 316 mph, the fastest wind speed ever recorded. Arafat postpones his announcement to December 1999 at the request of buddy President Clinton. In his letter to Arafat, Clinton praises and encourages Arafat for his "aspirations for his own land."
President George W. Bush sends Secretary Tenet to Jerusalem to promote his "Roadmap to Peace," the continuation of the failed Oslo Accord.
2001 8 June – Same Day - Tropical Storm Allison hits Texas
Tropical storm Allison hits Texas the home state of President George .W. Bush. Allison causes over $7 billion in damage and closes George Bush Airport for two days. Allison continues for five long days. When Tenet leaves Jerusalem, Allison settles down.
The following series of events during August – September of 2001 preceded history’s deadliest terrorist attack.
2001 23 August
President George W. Bush rips Yasser Arafat on CNN. Bush suggests that Arafat "put 100% effort into stopping terrorism" if he wants Israel to negotiate. Saudi leader Abdullah is incensed. He tells Ambassador Bandar to immediately leave the U.S. because Bush supports Israel.
2001 27 August
On his way out, Bandar meets with Condi Rice while Bush is on vacation. Bandar tells Rice how unacceptable Bush's comments were, threatens to withhold oil, and says that he's leaving in disgust. Condi reports to President Bush, who immediately issues a written letter to Bandar stating that "Palestinian people have the right to live in their own state in their own homeland."
2001 7 September
Eleven days later, a jubilant Bandar returns to America and meets with Bush, Cheney, Rice, and Powell to hammer out the details and announce to the world the creation of the Palestinian State. The negotiations and details continue until September 9 2001.
2001 10 September
Bandar and crew finish President Bush's plans to create a Palestinian nation in Israel in 2005. Bandar calls his offices to inform them the agreement is finally finished.
2001 11 September – Next Day - Terrorists Explode into the World Trade Center
8:45 a.m. (EDT) American Airlines Flight 11 out of Boston, Massachusetts, crashes and explodes into the north tower of the World Trade Center.
9:03 a.m. (EDT) United Airlines Flight 175 from Boston, crashes and explodes into the south tower of the World Trade Center. Both Towers come crashing down. Flashed across televisions around the globe, the world witnessed the greatest terrorist act in history. Over 2700 people die in a few short minutes.
9:43 a.m. (EDT) American Airlines Flight 77 crashes into the Pentagon.
The great preacher, Charles Spurgeon preached a message on "The Judgment of the Nations" on July 12, 1885. Excerpts of Spurgeon’s message follows:
There is a judgment also passing upon nations, for as nations will not exist as nations in another world, they have to be judged and punished in this present state. The thoughtful reader of history will not fail to observe, how sternly this justice had dealt with empire after empire, when they have become corrupt. Colossal dominions have withered to the ground, when sentenced by the King of kings. Go and ask to-day, "Where is the empire of Assyria? Where are the mighty cities of Babylon? Where are the glories of the Medes and Persians? What has become of the Macedonian power? Where are the Caesars and their palaces?" . . .
The omnipotent, Judge has not ceased from his sovereign rule over kingdoms, and our own country may yet have to feel his chastisements.
What is there about London [or the United States] that it should be more enduring than Rome? . . . What are we? What is there about our boastful race, whether on this side of the Atlantic or the other, that we should monopolize the favour of God? If we rebel, and sin against Him, he will not hold us guiltless, but will deal out impartial justice to an ungrateful race.
(Charles Spurgeon, Judgment of the Nations, July 12, 1885)
Middle East scholar, Robert Horenstein spoke on Israel's disengagement from Gaza Sept. 21 at the meeting of the Golda Meir/Mitzvah group of Hadassah.
Horenstein stated, "If Israel does carry out this withdrawal, you will see the violence stepped up, because Hamas, Islamic Jihad, the Al-Aksa Martyrs Brigade will want to show their people that Israel is leaving as a result of their terrorist actions. They have already claimed Sharon's proposal is a result of their armed struggle.I believe that Israel is under a lot of pressure from the Bush administration. . ."
A Haifa University demographer, Arnon Soffer, has projected that by 2015 all of Israel, the Gaza Strip and the West Bank will be 60 percent Arab, and this would make it impossible for Israel to retain both its democratic and Jewish character."
(Jewish Review, "Disengagement could spawn civil, external violence")
At the Mideast summit in Jordan on June 4, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas took the first tentative verbal steps toward a peaceful resolution of their longstanding and bloody conflict. Under pressure from President Bush, Mr. Sharon pledged to begin dismantling some "unauthorized outposts" of Israeli settlements in the West Bank, and Mr. Abbas declared for the first time that "the armed intifada must end."
(http://www.wcpeace.org/israel-palestine.htm)
Over the last week, emotional scenes of Jewish settlers being forcibly removed have dominated the television headlines. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has talked of how these have been the "saddest days" of his life, and the words "pogrom" and "dispossessed" have slowly slipped into the language of many newspaper reports. . .
The Palestinian Authority and the United States want the pullout to be the beginning of the "road map" peace process, meant to bring about an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel.
(Fox News, "Israeli Troops Pull Resisters Out of Synagogue", Friday, August 19, 2005)
The Gaza withdrawal was backed by the U.S. government. Some Middle East analysts and senior Israeli politicians entirely attributed the evacuation plan to pressure coming from the American establishment. . . "I welcome the disengagement plan," stated Bush immediately following the announcement of the Gaza evacuation. "These steps will mark real progress toward realizing the vision I set forth in June 2002 of two states living side by side in peace and security."
(Worldnetdaily, "Did God send Katrina as judgment for Gaza?", September 7, 2005 http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.aspARTICLE_ID=46178)
2005 August - Under U.S. pressure, the Jews are forceably removed from their land.
During the month of August 2005, with unparalleled pressure from the United States – dreaded D-Day came. Over 8500 begging Jewish settlers were forcibly removed from the Gaza Strip. I watched in unbelief as the Jewish people were crying and pleading to remain in their houses and land. The Israeli soldiers came and literally dragged them from their houses. At the orders of the United States and against the protests of the Israeli government, bulldozers came and demolished their homes. The land was then given to terrorists who celebrated and shouted, "Death to Israel!"
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told BBC News, "Jewish homes in the Gaza Strip will be destroyed when Israel pulls out its troops and settlers. . . The view is that there are better land uses for the Palestinians to better address their housing needs," adding that the parties would "work towards a plan for destruction and clean-up."
After the Gaza Strip debacle, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice immediately began urging Israel to vacate the West Bank, "Everyone has compassion for what the Israelis are going through right now, but it can't stop with the Gaza Strip."
The hypocrisy and hostility towards the nation of Israel by the Bush administration is unparalleled in U.S. history. Violently removing the Jewish settlers from the Gaza Strip, then giving the land to the terrorists and murderers of Israeli children equates to Bush giving Florida to Bin Laden and Al-Qaeda. Why didn’t President Bush give Saddam Hussein the land of Texas instead of bombing Iraq? That would be more logical than demanding Israel to forfeit a strategic defense area of the Gaza Strip and West Bank to vicious killers that hate and kill the Jews.
2005 23 August
Israel completed the evacuation of the Gaza Strip and gave it to the Palestinians. The Gaza Strip evacuation came directly from President Bush's "Roadmap to Peace."
As my wife and I watched the pleading Jews dragged from their homes and land, I said, "God is not pleased with this. Somebody’s gonna pay big-time for this. God might start destroying some homes and running some people out of their land."
And somebody did. . . And boy did they.
2005 23 August – the Same Day - Tropical Storm Katrina appears
August 23, a small insignificant tropical storm slowly appeared in the Atlantic below the Bahamas named Katrina. From her beginning meteorologists stated the U.S. had nothing to fear. Katrina packed little punch, plus the computer forecasts kept Katrina calmly corralled in the Atlantic. Defying the computer models, Katrina turned south-east, scraped the south tip of Florida and then with the vengeance of a runaway freight train Katrina took an unexpected turn into the warm Gulf Coast. Meteorologists tracking Katrina’s unusual path labeled Katrina one of history's most bizarre hurricanes.
2005 29 August - Hurricane Katrina hits New Orleans
Katrina raced directly toward New Orleans, harnessing deadly strength every moment. Literally recording wind strength "off the scale" On Monday, August 29, the nation watched in horror as deadly Katrina slammed and slaughtered the fragile Gulf Coast. Destructive Katrina left beautiful homes as piles of worthless rubbish. Deadly Katrina tossed bodies like litter along the highway. When Katrina ended her deadly mission America suffered the worst disaster in her storied history. As I saw the thousands of homes destroyed, my mind kept going back to those U.S. ordered bulldozers destroying the Jewish homes in the Gaza Strip. As I saw the thousands and thousands of United States citizens being evacuated from their land, my mind could not keep from remembering the Jewish people crying and literally begging to stay in their land. America found no mercy for the Jewish people. . .
With no mercy. . . Katrina completely "bulldozed" tens of thousands of homes. Katrina completely "evacuated" the celebrated city of New Orleans. Hundreds of thousands are homeless, helpless and hopeless. The greatest displacement of U.S. citizens in history occurred. Over 10,000 people are estimated dead. Over 400,000 jobs were wiped out. President Bush has requested $50 billion from Congress for the first round of Katrina’s expensive bill. Estimates put Katrina’s final bill – over $150 billion.
Most reporters described the aftermath of New Orleans worse than anything they’ve ever seen.
If America continues to blatantly defy the Word of God
with their hostility and hypocrisy toward God’s Heritage, Israel,
buckle up. . . you ain’t seen nothing yet.
"Everyone has compassion for what the Israelis are going through right now, but it can't stop with the Gaza Strip."
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice after the Gaza Strip evacuation
They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance. . .
So persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraid with thy storm.
Psalms 83:4, 15
And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee:. . .
Genesis 12:3
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.
Psalm 122:6
God open the eyes of the United States.
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