And yes, I have a man crush on him.
Posted on 04/11/2016 5:56:22 PM PDT by marshmallow
The Muslim sovereign has sent a donation to the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem as a contribution towards the costs. This is another of the Jordanian royal family's expressions of support to Christians. It is also a political move that aims to underline Amman's prerogatives over Jerusalem
"His Majesty King Abdullah II has issued a Royal Benefaction (makruma) to provide for the restoration of Jesus' Tomb in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, at His Majesty's personal expense." The news was announced by Jordanian press agency Petra, which says that the Hashemite Court sent an official letter to the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, Theophilos III. It will therefore be a Muslim sovereign and direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad who will foot part of the bill for the restoration of the niche in the Holy Sepulchre, the place of Jesus' burial and resurrection in Jerusalem, which has, for centuries, been the most venerated Christian shrine in the world.
The restoration project was announced two weeks ago - the day before Easter for the western world - by the three Christian denominations which for historic reasons hold joint jurisdiction of Jerusalem's most important church: the Greek Orthodox, the Latins (represented by the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land) and the Armenians. Restoration work is needed because of the progressive alteration of the mortars as a result of condensed moisture from the breath of thousands of pilgrims and candle smoke. The work is based on a specific project carried out by the (NTUA) which all parties agree on: the work should take eight months, with completion expected at the start of 2017. Until yesterday, there had been talk about a restoration project being financed by the three denominations, public contributions disbursed by the Greek government and........
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People I watch closely in the Middle East
Jordan’s King, who is brave.
Egypt’s Sisi who is brave.
And yes, I have a man crush on him.
I was in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre exactly two years ago, on Holy Saturday, the anniversary of the day when the tomb would have been occupied. The place was crowded with visitors and I was told that the church was under the jurisdiction of three different Christian denominations. I was struck that there were no collection boxes of any sort (a rarity in any church I have ever been in) and my, perhaps cynical, guess was that they didn’t ask for money because each denomination was unwilling to share with the other two.
When I was in the ME, the only places that I felt comfortable were Israel, Jordan, and Lebanon. Islam was present in all 3 (yes, even in Israel) but non-Muslims really didn’t have any issues, and most women didn’t wear burqas or even cover their head.
> Muslim 97.2% (official; predominantly Sunni), Christian 2.2% (majority Greek Orthodox, but some Greek and Roman Catholics, Syrian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, and Protestant denominations), Buddhist 0.4%, Hindu 0.1%, Jewish <.1, folk religion <.1, unaffiliated <.1, other <.1 (2010 est.)
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/jo.html
[ That <.1 Jewish? All Jews were expelled from Jordan (including eastern Jerusalem, and the so-called West Bank) in 1948, during this pipsqueak’s grandfather’s war against the emerging Jewish state. The current number of Jews is vanishingly small, and includes embassy staff. The only Jordanian I know — used to own an excellent restaurant, has since retired — flat-out stated that Jordan was no place to live for a Christian, he emigrated to the US in 1960. ]
Powerful...
Daniel 9:20 Now while I was speaking, praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the Lord my God for the holy mountain of my God, 21 yes, while I was speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, reached me about the time of the evening offering.
22 And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, “O Daniel, I have now come forth to give you skill to understand. 23 At the beginning of your supplications the command went out, and I have come to tell you, for you are greatly beloved; therefore consider the matter, and understand the vision:
24 ‘Seventy “sevens” are decreed for your people and your holy city to finish transgression, to put an end to sin, to atone for wickedness, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy and to anoint the Most Holy Place.
25 ‘Know and understand this: from the time the word goes out to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the Anointed One, the ruler, comes, there will be seven “sevens”, and sixty-two “sevens”. It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of trouble. 26 After the sixty-two “sevens”, the Anointed One will be put to death and will have nothing. The people of the ruler who will come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood: war will continue until the end, and desolations have been decreed. 27 He will confirm a covenant with many for one “seven”. In the middle of the “seven” he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And at the temple he will set up an abomination that causes desolation, until the end that is decreed is poured out on him.
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Weeks/Shmita cycles
Sixty two to The Messiah
Seven Sevens to The Ruler aka anti-Christ
Restore and rebuild Jerusalem
Rebuild, Artaxerxes, Messiah (See: Nehemiah)
Now for the real fun...
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Restore Jerusalem to the Ruler
History of Jerusalem
On January 23, 1950, the Knesset passed a resolution that stated Jerusalem was the capital of Israel It is also the largest city in the country.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Jerusalem
Restored Jerusalem, now 49 years from 1950 brings us to 1999 and...
GOTCHA! The Big One That Didn't Get Away
Robotic telescope captures visible light from a powerful gamma-ray burst
This particular burst had the power of nearly ten million billion suns, and the light grew so bright that anyone gazing at the night sky could have seen it using only a pair of binoculars. The chances were slim, however, that someone would be looking at that exact point in the sky at 4:47 a.m. EST, on Jan. 23. But thanks to the use of two satellites, a unique ground-based telescope, and the Internet, scientists around the world were able to pinpoint the location of the burst, and to monitor it from start to finish.
http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/1999/ast27jan99_1/
Exactly 49 years (seven sevens) from the day Jerusalem was restored as the capitol of Israel!
Who ascended to power in at that time?
World: Middle East
Friday, January 22, 1999 Published at 23:19 GMT
King Hussein drops heir
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/260875.stm
World: Middle East
Monday, January 25, 1999 Published at 23:23 GMT
Hussein names son as heir
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/262604.stm
Daniel 8:23 “In the latter part of their reign, when rebels have become completely wicked, a fierce-looking king, a master of intrigue, will arise. 24 He will become very strong, but not by his own power. He will cause astounding devastation and will succeed in whatever he does. He will destroy those who are mighty, the holy people.
World: Middle East
Sunday, February 7, 1999 Published at 15:10 GMT
Abdullah sworn in
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/274302.stm
The fierce looking king stands up!
More fun...
The Ruler/Anti-Christ Part II
Daniel 7:8 “While I was thinking about the horns, there before me was another horn, a little one, which came up among them; and three of the first horns were uprooted before it. This horn had eyes like the eyes of a human being and a mouth that spoke boastfully.
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Muammur Kaddafi was the third king uprooted, the other two, Hosni Mubarak and Saddam Hussein. And uprooted is the perfect word as these three had nearly 100 years of combined rule in the M.E. No small feat indeed. Psalm 83 contains the list of the ten nations from Daniel and Revelation.
And there's a Lot more...
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