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August 31, 1998

More than 1,000 die in northern India floods; rescue operations slow

Aid workers today pulled bloated bodies from the turbulent waters submerging a wide swath of northern India, where nearly two dozen villages have disappeared from view.

"The destruction is so overwhelming that rescue efforts seem futile," said Kripa Shankar Pandey, a reporter who lives in Gorakhpur at the center of the disaster zone.

(Luke 21:11) There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven.

The Philokalia excerpt: St. Mark the Ascetic "On the Spiritual Law: Two Hundred Texts"

124.  He who secretly mingles his own wishes with spiritual counsel is an adulterer, as the Book of Proverbs indicates (cf. Prov. 6:32-33); and because of his stupidity he suffers pain and dishonour.

August 30, 1998

Nun to "become" Priest

From the Whitby Gazette 28th August 1998.

A Whitby nun will defy the Pope next month when she is ordained as the world's first-ever Roman Catholic woman priest.

Sister Frances Meigh (67) who lives at a hermitage attached to St. Patrick's RC Church on Church Street is to be ordained at a service in Omeath, County Louth in the Republic of Ireland.

A rebel bishop, Pat Buckley, who has already infuriated the Vatican by conducting marriage services for divorcees, will lead the service on 14th September.

Once the ordination has been carried out, Sister Frances will say mass in the church at Omeath.

Source: [email protected] (MRS JOYCE M LANG)

The Philokalia excerpt: St. Mark the Ascetic "On the Spiritual Law: Two Hundred Texts"

123.  Just as sheep and wolves cannot feed together, so a man cannot receive mercy if he tricks his neighbour.

August 29, 1998

President Confronts Global Unrest

"....Asia chokes on a financial crisis from Indonesia to Japan that is reflected in a 1,000-point Dow Jones swoon. Saddam Hussein slams the door on United Nations weapons inspectors. North Korea may be reneging on a 1994 agreement to give up attempts to build nuclear weapons in exchange for fuel oil and Western-built nuclear reactors.

Bombs rip a frail peace in Ireland. Fighting in Kosovo threatens to draw Albania into that war while winter's approach carries the prospect of a humanitarian disaster for a quarter of a million refugees. America braces for terrorist retaliation following its missile attacks in Afghanistan and Sudan.

And Russia, where Clinton hopes his visit this week will help restore his presidential credentials, faces economic crisis. Russia ultimately could right itself, but it also could wind up in collapse and chaos, or under nationalistic or military rule."

(Mat 24:21) For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now--and never to be equaled again.

The Philokalia excerpt: St. Mark the Ascetic "On the Spiritual Law: Two Hundred Texts"

122.  If you praise your neighbour to one man and criticize him to another, you are the slave of self-esteem and jealousy.  Through praise you try to hide your jealousy, through criticism to appear better than your neighbor.

August 28, 1998

Board rejects religion measure

The Miami-Dade School Board snubbed a request Wednesday to distribute an advisory promoting students' religious rights, criticizing the 1 1/2-page statement written by board member Renier Diaz de la Portilla as being ``distorted'' and ``biased.''

The brief advisory concentrated on a student's right to initiate prayer, form Bible clubs and distribute religious literature. It warned teachers and administrators from discouraging students' religious activities.

After rejecting the notice, the board opted instead to send all schools a copy of the federal government's guidelines on religious expression in public schools and a joint interpretation of the law written several years ago by 35 religious and civil rights organizations.

(Mat 10:32-33) "Whoever acknowledges me before men, I will also acknowledge him before my Father in heaven. But whoever disowns me before men, I will disown him before my Father in heaven.

The Philokalia excerpt: St. Mark the Ascetic "On the Spiritual Law: Two Hundred Texts"

121.  The trickster who works mischief in secret is a snake 'lying in wait on the road and biting the horse's hell' (Gen. 49:17.LXX).

August 27, 1998

Russian Crisis May Be Worsening

Russia's financial crisis appears to be escalating, with the ruble on the skids and the Central Bank indicating it may have to stop propping up the currency.

Global meltdown poses nightmare scenario for U.S.

The financial crisis that started in Asia last year once looked manageable, but analysts warned Monday it may turn into a global epidemic.

For the complete article: Latest Economic News Update

The Philokalia excerpt: St. Mark the Ascetic "On the Spiritual Law: Two Hundred Texts"

120.  The secret sinner is worse than those who do evil openly; and so he receives a worse punishment.

August 26, 1998

Winds, Rain Lash Atlantic Coast

Tropical storm-force winds and rain lashed the Atlantic coast early today as the edge of massive Hurricane Bonnie reached the mainland, sending a half-million people fleeing inland.

Rains Take Heavy Toll in N. Korea

North Korea, its chronic food shortage aggravated by years of bad weather, says torrential rains and strong winds have taken a ``heavy toll of lives.''

China Flood Death Toll at 3,004

Under a ``do-or-die'' order from Chinese President Jiang Zemin, 178,000 soldiers and police guarded flood-weakened dikes today while the Yangtze River surged toward key industrial centers and rich farmland.

The Philokalia excerpt: St. Mark the Ascetic "On the Spiritual Law: Two Hundred Texts"

119.  When you sin, blame your thought, not your action.  For had your intellect not run ahead, your body would not have followed.

August 25, 1998

America's Golden Calf Is Coming Down!

"For some time I have prophesied that America is about to be stricken with an economic holocaust. Now, lately, I've become convinced that one of two scenarios could take place:

1.There could be a sudden "warning blowout" - perhaps a 1,000- or more point drop in the stock market."

--Quote from David Wilkerson's sermon message written one month before the recent 1000 point drop in the Dow.

For the complete message please see: http://misslink.org/chapel/teacher/ts980622.html

The Philokalia excerpt: St. Mark the Ascetic "On the Spiritual Law: Two Hundred Texts"

118.  Because an interval of time elapses between sowing and reaping, we begin to think there will be no requital.

August 24, 1998

Israelis, Palestinians mark anniversary of Oslo accords

Israelis and Palestinians marked the gloomy fifth anniversary of their deadlocked Oslo peace accords Sunday, while Palestinians, Jewish settlers and Israeli soldiers clashed in the divided West Bank town of Hebron.

Source: http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/meast/9808/23/mideast.norway/

(1 Th 5:3) While people are saying, "Peace and safety," destruction will come on them suddenly, as labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.

The Philokalia excerpt: St. Mark the Ascetic "On the Spiritual Law: Two Hundred Texts"

117.  Reaping unwillingly the wickedness we deliberately sow, we should marvel at God's justice.

August 23, 1998

Unfolding Prophetic Fulfillment

September 22, 1997

The Prophetic Word through Thomas S. Gibson

(Prophecy, #117); The Three Signs:

This word of the Lord is for all those who have desired to know the times and seasons. There will come a three fold sign of the end times. This will be, no matter what else may happen. I the Lord have spoken.

1. The Fall of an American President

2. The collapse of the American economy

3. The infiltration onto American soil of enemy bands of soldiers to begin World War III

This word shall occur as spoken, says the Lord. Look not to the earth for your ways, but look to Me, says the Lord of all things.

Editor's note:  I can personally attest that the above prophecy was given on the date noted, well before the onset of President Clinton's political problems and in the midst of a surging stock market.  I must sheepishly admit that I thought at the time that it was virtually impossible that the prophecy would be fulfilled.

Most recent prophetic word from Thomas Gibson:

August 12, 1998

(Prophecy, #173); Crash of US:

There is time for Christians to get their lives in order for the coming crash of the United States. Do not weep for this nation, for it is sick. It is filled with wickedness, and I am laying upon it a just and deserved wrath. Do not weep for it, but look to yourselves. that you are in touch with the Spirit of God, that you are serving the King of Kings, and the Lord of Lords.

Do not turn aside, do not pretend that you are serving a God when your heart is on the things of this earth. Serve Me, says the Lord. for there is coming a time when judgment on this earth shall be so great that only those who walk with Me can have any chance of survival. And they will walk in power and strength, and I will be with them, and I will strengthen them, and I will protect them.

But those who pretend, those who play the games, seek the things of the world, seek to build up big names for themselves; they shall fall hard at this time -- very hard.

And when the dust is completely settled, My people will stand.

Source: "Thomas S. Gibson" <[email protected]>
The Prophetic Word Web Site: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/tsgibson/propheticword.html

The Philokalia excerpt: St. Mark the Ascetic "On the Spiritual Law: Two Hundred Texts"

116.  If you do not want to suffer evil, do not inflict it, since the suffering of it inevitably follows its infliction.  'For whatever a man sows he will also reap' (Gal. 6:7).

August 22, 1998

Tropical Storm Becomes Hurricane

The hurricane season kicked off with a double threat as the year's first full-fledged storm, Bonnie, gathered strength and threatened the Southeast, while a weaker tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico neared the Texas coast.

Source: http://www.newsday.com/ap/rnmpne1x.htm

Bonnie vs. Andrew: a comparison

Some people in South Florida were starting to hear that eerie echo Friday. Tropical Storm Bonnie -- at least in some ways -- resembles a big, very bad older brother named Hurricane Andrew.

Source: http://www.herald.com/docs/050025.htm

The Philokalia excerpt: St. Mark the Ascetic "On the Spiritual Law: Two Hundred Texts"

115.  Just as the bitterness of absinth helps a poor appetite, so misfortunes help a bad character.  For the first benefits the physical condition, and the second leads to repentance.

August 21, 1998

Americans brace for retaliation after missile strikes

The cruise missile strikes against targets in Afghanistan and Sudan signaled what U.S. President Clinton said would be a lengthy war on terrorists who bombed the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania and were planning still more attacks.

The CIA told senior Clinton administration officials that the prospect of retaliation against Americans overseas was "very, very high." One senior intelligence official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said, "People ought to understand that this is not a one-shot deal. There is a high probability of retaliation."

Source: http://www.cnn.com/US/9808/21/air.strikes.01/

The Philokalia excerpt: St. Mark the Ascetic "On the Spiritual Law: Two Hundred Texts"

114.  When harmed, insulted or persecuted by someone, do not think of the present but wait for the future, and you will find he has brought you much good, not only in this life but also in the life to come.

August 20, 1998

Today's News Headlines

Floods Swamp Key Chinese Oil Field
Fed Plans Cash Reserve for 1999
Landslides Bury India Villages
Texas Drought Worst Since '50s
Rebel N.Y. Priest Is Reassigned
2 Million May Be Dead in N. Korea

The Philokalia excerpt: St. Mark the Ascetic "On the Spiritual Law: Two Hundred Texts"

113.  He who prays with understanding patiently accepts circumstances, whereas he sents them has not yet attained pure prayer.

August 19, 1998

Japan and China Brace for New Banking Crises

According to Agence France Presse, Taku Yamasaki, a senior official of the Japanese ruling Liberal Democratic Party, told Indonesia's President on Tuesday that Japan's economy would face its "most serious crisis" within a week.

For the complete article: Latest Economic News Update

The Philokalia excerpt: St. Mark the Ascetic "On the Spiritual Law: Two Hundred Texts"

112.  If some obvious sinner who does not repent has suffered nothing before his death, you may be sure that judgement in his case will be merciless.

August 18, 1998

Questions and answers on the impact of devaluation of Russia's ruble

The Russian government, struggling to keep its economy from collapsing, lowered the value of the ruble against the dollar, a move that reverberated in other world financial markets.

For questions and answers on what the Russian government did Monday, and its significance: http://www.boston.com/dailynews/wirehtml/229/Questions_and_answers_on_the_impact.shtml

For more on the impending worldwide economic crisis: Hoofbeats of the Black Horseman

The Philokalia excerpt: St. Mark the Ascetic "On the Spiritual Law: Two Hundred Texts"

111.  Just as God assigns to everything visible what is appropriate, so He does also to human thoughts, whether we wish it or not.

August 17, 1998

The Philokalia excerpt: St. Mark the Ascetic "On the Spiritual Law: Two Hundred Texts"

110.  He who does not know the truth cannot truly have faith; for by nature knowledge precedes faith.

August 16, 1998

The Philokalia excerpt: St. Mark the Ascetic "On the Spiritual Law: Two Hundred Texts"

109.  When you hear the Lord saying that if someone does not renounce all the he has he 'is not worthy of Me' (Matt. 10:37), apply this not only to money but to all forms of vice.

August 15, 1998

The Philokalia excerpt: St. Mark the Ascetic "On the Spiritual Law: Two Hundred Texts"

108.  If one becomes angry with one's neighbour on account of riches, fame or pleasure, one does not yet realize that God orders all things with justice.

August 14, 1998

The Philokalia excerpt: St. Mark the Ascetic "On the Spiritual Law: Two Hundred Texts"

107.  'The soldier going to war', it is said, 'does not entangle himself in the affairs of this world' (2 Tim. 2:4).  For he who entangles himself with the passions while trying to overcome them is like a man who tries to put out a fire with straw.

August 13, 1998

The Philokalia excerpt: St. Mark the Ascetic "On the Spiritual Law: Two Hundred Texts"

106.  Because of them we are commanded not to love 'the world' and 'the things that are in the world' (1 John 2:15); not so that we should hate God's creation through lack of discernment, but so that we should elimnate the occasions for these three passions.

August 12, 1998

The Philokalia excerpt: St. Mark the Ascetic "On the Spiritual Law: Two Hundred Texts"

105.  We must hate avarice, self-esteem and sensual pleasure, as mothers of the vices and stepmothers of the virtues.

August 11, 1998

The Philokalia excerpt: St. Mark the Ascetic "On the Spiritual Law: Two Hundred Texts"

104.  It is because of them that wrath, anger, war, murder and all other evils have such power over mankind.

August 10, 1998

The Philokalia excerpt: St. Mark the Ascetic "On the Spiritual Law: Two Hundred Texts"

103.  These three passions on their own dull spiritual knowledge and faith, the foster-brothers of our nature.

August 9, 1998

The Philokalia excerpt: St. Mark the Ascetic "On the Spiritual Law: Two Hundred Texts"

102.  Scripture calls these three the daughters of the horseleech, clearly loved by their mother folly (cf. Prov. 30:15.LXXX).

August 8, 1998

The Philokalia excerpt: St. Mark the Ascetic "On the Spiritual Law: Two Hundred Texts"

101.  The intellect is made blind by these three passions: avarice, self-esteem and sensual pleasure.

August 7, 1998

Rise up, rise up, rescue souls

On Thursday, August 6, 1998, ABC World News reports:

"CHINA OVERRUN BY FLOODS- China is making a last-ditch effort to control raging floods that have inundated nearly one-fourth of its population and killed at least 2,000."

I was immediately reminded of the angel message in the Shandong Province of China in 1995, quoted in part:

"Floods and droughts are more and more frequent... The climates are becoming more and more abnormal. The earth is more and more restless... The end is near. The revelation of love has been manifested. Rise up, rise up, rescue souls. The end is near."

(Full angel story at http://www.az.com/~cryalls/angels.html)

Source: Jim Bramlett <[email protected]>

The Philokalia excerpt: St. Mark the Ascetic "On the Spiritual Law: Two Hundred Texts"

100.  'Avarice is the root of all evil' (1 Tim. 6:10); but avarice is clearly a product of self-esteem and sensual pleasure.

August 6, 1998

News Headlines

Iraq bars U.N. inspection team from searching for weapons

Rwandan accused of genocide must surrender

Villagers flee artillery fire on India-Pakistan border

Congo rebels reportedly capture two eastern towns

Albanians Assail Violence in Kosovo

(Luke 21:10) Then he said to them: "Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.

The Philokalia excerpt: St. Mark the Ascetic "On the Spiritual Law: Two Hundred Texts"

99.  All vice is caused by self-esteem and sensual pleasure; you cannot overcome passion without hating them.

August 5, 1998

Tribulation Times Special Report

Eyedoctor's Site: "Family-ocide"- Another Sign of The Times

The Philokalia excerpt: St. Mark the Ascetic "On the Spiritual Law: Two Hundred Texts"

98.  Sometimes a man cuts off a passion in order to indulge himself more fully, and he is praised by those unaware of his aim.  He may even be unaware of it himself, and so his action is self-defeating.

August 4, 1998

Yangtze River Embankments Collapse

Waterlogged levees along China's flood-swollen Yangtze River have started to collapse, wreaking death and destruction on a massive scale, state media said Tuesday.

Main Yangtze dikes remain intact but secondary levees were breached in at least two counties and a city in central China's Hubei province, ``causing huge loss of life and property,''.

Source:http://wire.ap.org/APnews/center_package.html?FRONTID=WORLD&PACKAGEID=china&STORYID=APIS6N3EI3O0

The Philokalia excerpt: St. Mark the Ascetic "On the Spiritual Law: Two Hundred Texts"

97.  Moreover, the self-controlled man, if he clings to possessions, is a brother in spirit of this kind of monk; because they both feel inward enjoyment they have the same mother- though not the same father, since each has a different passion.

August 3, 1998

More floods swamp waterlogged Asia

Floods continue to ravage parts of Asia, with more deaths reported in Bangladesh and South Korea and the possibility of typhoons striking waterlogged China.

Source: http://cnn.com/WORLD/asiapcf/9808/02/flood.wrap/index.html

The Philokalia excerpt: St. Mark the Ascetic "On the Spiritual Law: Two Hundred Texts"

96.  A self-indulgent monk has achieved nothing through his renunciation.  For what he once did through possessions he still does though possessing nothing.

August 2, 1998

El Nino's Gone; La Nina's Here

As a record-setting El Nino weather phenomenon finally steps aside, its mirror opposite, La Nina, waltzes in place, likely to cause a more active hurricane season.

El Nino, a periodic ocean warming and air pressure change in the eastern Pacific, causes weather changes worldwide. La Nina turns the Pacific waters colder than usual and plays the same weather tricks in reverse -- rain where it was dry and vice versa.

Source: http://www.newsday.com/ap/rnmpne1o.htm

The Philokalia excerpt: St. Mark the Ascetic "On the Spiritual Law: Two Hundred Texts"

95.  Praise from others engenders sinful desire, while their condemnation of vice, if not only heard but accepted, engenders self-restraint.

August 1, 1998

"Jesus Film" Online!

In case you have not done so already, you may want to place a link to the online video of the full-length JESUS film at http://www.jesusfilm.org/realvideo/. The full film is available at this address in 15 languages! Taken directly from the Gospel of Luke without commentary, it would be a great worldwide witness.

A recent Forbes magazine did a feature story on this film, saying it is the most viewed film in history -- 1.5 billion have seen it, far exceeding Gone With the Wind and Titanic combined -- and also most translated film of any type -- into more than 400 languages and dialects.

Forbes reports, "In addition to the $6 million it cost to make the film, Campus Crusade for Christ has put $154 million into promoting it. Pretty cheap compared with the $250 million cost of producing and promoting Titanic."

Source: Jim Bramlett <[email protected]>

(Mat 24:14) And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

The Philokalia excerpt: St. Mark the Ascetic "On the Spiritual Law: Two Hundred Texts"

94.  The devil belittles small sins; otherwise he cannot lead us into greater ones.

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