Jerusalem - Israel - December 13

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Today's post will direct your paths to history and prophecy, as well as be

another nice addition to our series about the number 13. 

Enjoy !

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the photo and clicking on it. 

Have a blessed time !

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The above photo's credit goes to pixabay user " reijotelaranta ".

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This bronze Menorah sculpture was a gift from the United Kingdom to Israel , and it is now displayed in a rose garden , just opposite from Israel's Knesset .

You can go to the link below to learn much more about this sculpted gift :

 Knesset Menorah - Wikipedia

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Israel  and the Jewish people are precious in God's sight , and so is Jerusalem.  

Jerusalem is the only capital that Israel has ever had over her long and recorded history.  In acknowledgement of the importance of Jerusalem to the Jewish people , to God and to the existence of the Jewish State of Israel , the governing body of Israel , called the Knesset , named Jerusalem as their capital on December 13 , 1949.

For those who are unaware of just how important the Jewish people ,

Jerusalem and the nation of Israel are to God , and to the whole Earth -

I implore you to study the Bible from the book of Genesis to the book of Revelation.

Upon reading and studying the Bible , you will discover that

Israel's  Jerusalem was , is and will always be , an integral

part of the fulfilling of God's plans in the Earth .

Jerusalem means the City of Peace.

When God comes to reign on the Earth , forever , it will be 

done from His Eternal City that He built , and that city is called the New Jerusalem.

He has made it for His glory and for those who love Him , eternally.

His peace will reign for all time from that place , and to that we all need to proclaim ,

" Amen ! ".

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                                                                   2 Chronicles 6:6

 " But I have chosen Jerusalem, that My name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel."

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Matthew 5

34 " But I tell you not to swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne;   

35 or by the earth, for it is His footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. "

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Revelation 3 : 12 mentions the New Jerusalem , but please feel free to read the

whole chapter !

 https://biblehub.com/kjv/revelation/3.htm

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For a blessed preview of the New Jerusalem , please read the book of Revelation's

last two chapters :

https://biblehub.com/nasb_/revelation/21.htm

https://biblehub.com/nasb_/revelation/22.htm

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Please note that the book of Revelation NEVER ends with the letter " s". 

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Elephants & strong faith ! :)

 Blessings to you , reader !

Let's enjoy God's Word and His creation - the Elephant .

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God's majestic Elephants ! 

Even though they are listed as an endangered species ,

they will always represent courage , endurance and strength.

Just as elephants are not indestructible , neither are human beings.

This world brings a great many challenges to the living , whether they are

human or one of God's other creations. And along with those worldly challenges 

can come some very overwhelming odds that can defeat even the best of us .

 

Telling someone , in their most difficult hour , to be strong and of good courage

can sometimes be met with a measure of resentment , or a feeling of being

completely inadequate to meet the level of those well intended words. 

The one thing that you need to keep in your heart is that no sorrow or frustration

can take you out of God's reach.  Ask for His grace , and He will meet you whenever

and wherever you need Him to , so that He can enable you to be so much more than 

you can handle.

 

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God bless you  as you read His Word , seek His face and heed the good

words that He put within the postcard below. 

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https://biblehub.com/bsb/1_corinthians/16.htm 

 

 https://biblehub.com/1_corinthians/16-13.htm

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Peace be with you from the One / 20 and 21

🌞 You are welcomed here , reader !

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Let's get started with the Holy Bible , God's written Word !

The following words are from our Savior , Jesus the Christ: 

John 3 :16 " For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him. 18 Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son. 19 And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil. 20 Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. 21 But whoever practices the truth comes into the Light, so that it may be seen clearly that what he has done has been accomplished in God .' "

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The Number 13 Series : November 13

     To many , the number thirteen ( 13 )  has plenty of negative 

connotations , but here , on BIBLE PAGES , we're going to enjoy 

the number thirteen from a better perspective.   👍

    From HISTORY , November 13 certainly has a variety of good and

bad events , but two positive dates include : [ wiki sourced info ]

1956 - SCOTUS declared Alabama's bus segregation to be illegal.

 Racial hatred has no place in a clean heart.

If you are dealing with racial hatred , then please ask God for

forgiveness , and for Him to fill your heart with His love and grace.

He will forgive you and move many mountains for you , and for 

others , too.  God bless you as you pursue a pure heart !

 

 Matthew 7:12
" In everything, then, do to others as you would have them do to you. 

For this is the essence of the Law and the prophets."

Romans 13:8
" Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love, for he who loves 

his neighbor has fulfilled the Law."

Romans 13:10
" Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment 

of the Law. "

1982 - The Vietnam Veterans Memorial was dedicated.

To our military personnel and families , our nation owes them 

a debt and full respect , irregardless of one's opinions of  their 

assignments at that time . Our nation tried to save South Vietnam 

from the very anti-freedom ways of Communism ; and even though 

South Vietnam fell to Communist North Vietnam anyway  -  

for numerous reasons - our major objective was noble . 

Those who lost their lives due to that war , they should not be

forgotten , be they civilian or military. And neither should we 

forget the mistakes made during that era that allowed the fall

to happen. Communism is always worthy of our best fight against it !

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Switching over to another topic , each month - and sometimes 

on specific days - there are food themes that have been established .

For the second week of November ( November 13 , 2020 ),

SPLIT PEA SOUP is the theme.  God blessed us with the

very healthful vegetable called the Pea , so if you can find a

way to enjoy peas in your diet , it will be an investment in your health !

 Investigate this informative page from Wikipedia about Peas ,

which includes a nutrition chart , pictures of the peas , flowers 

and even art work ; plus it has some international information related 

to God's produce, also.  Enjoy !

 

                                

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pea

 

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The number 13 . or THIRTEEN , evokes a variety of
thoughts and feelings for people , but here on BIBLE PAGES 
we're going to thoroughly enjoy this number ….in a variety
of ways  ….. and with no superstitions !  :)
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                                       AMOS 4 : 13 
" For behold, He who forms the mountains, who creates the wind, 
and reveals His thoughts to man, the One who turns the dawn 
to darkness and strides on the heights of the earth, the LORD, 
the God of Hosts, is His name.”
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Thirteen !  It matters !  :)  

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Here's some interesting TRIVIA via Wikipedia :

The state of Rhode Island was one of the thirteen original colonies that helped to establish 

the USA.

" On May 4, 1776, the Colony of Rhode Island was the first of the Thirteen Colonies to renounce its allegiance to the British Crown . "

" The state boycotted the 1787 convention which drew up the United States Constitution^[12] and initially refused to ratify it;^[13] it was the last of the original 13 states to do so on May 29, 1790. " ^[14][15] 

Rhode Island , aka " The Ocean State ", has exemplified their unique history

on its official state flag . It bears thirteen gold stars , along with an anchor and the word " Hope ".

News story : 

" In 2013, the "Lots of Hope" program was established in the City of Providence to focus on increasing the city's green space and local food production, improve urban neighborhoods, promote healthy lifestyles and improve environmental sustainability. "Lots of Hope", supported by a $100,000 grant, will partner with the City of Providence, the Southside Community Land Trust and the Rhode Island Foundation to convert city-owned vacant lots into productive urban farms." ^[125]

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