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Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem

The Gospel of John




(New Testament)

John 20

The Purpose of John’s Gospel

30 Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. 31 But these are written that you may believe[b] that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.

Footnotes:

1. John 20:24 Thomas (Aramaic) and Didymus (Greek) both mean twin.
2. John 20:31 Or may continue to believe

(End of Scripture Passage)



This incident, reported in the Gospel of John, is so true to human nature, and defines the concept of Faith. It is very easy to believe in something one has actually SEEN. It is not so easy to believe in something one has NEVER seen. Yet, the Bible tells us that "we are all given a measure of faith". The term "Doubting Thomas" though, has become an English idiom meaning someone who needs to SEE in order to BELIEVE. That's OK when talking about a deal that's too good to be true, or an alleged Prize, or even a used car that has only 1000 miles on the odometer (REALLY?), but when it comes to The Risen Christ, one does not have to SEE to BELIEVE.

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Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem

Our Lord and Heavenly Father
King of Kings,
And Lord of Lords!
You are The Creator,
Everything That Exists is the Product of Your Magnificent Imagination!
You Are SO Awesome in All Your Ways
When I Look at Landscapes, or Starscapes,
Or Contemplate the Workings of the Human Brain,
The Development of a Baby in the Womb,
Or the Intricacies of the DNA Molecule,
What can I do, but Be Struck with Awesome Wonder,
And Say, "HOW GREAT THOU ART!"

We Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem,
According to Your Will and Promise.
We Pray For the People and Leaders of Israel,
that They Will Look to You for the Protection
and Prosperity of their Nation.
We Also Pray For Revival in our own Beloved USA.



We Pray For The Leaders of Our Nation,
May They Be Inspired and Led By You,
And Please Guide Them in All Things.

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

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I promised two stories today, involving some very strange connections. Here Goes:

1. I will NOT wear this hat!" said my little four-year-old brother.

"But Tommy," Mom pleaded, rescuing the checked tweed deerstalker cap from the floor, "It's such a NICE hat, and you look so cute in it!"

"I don't want to be cute," said Tommy. "Cute is for girls. I'm a BOY!"

Well, this was going to make us all late for church, and it was Easter Sunday. So the checked tweed deerstalker cap ended up in the charity bin.

A year later, at the Kindergarten, Mom sat with with the other 1950's moms in their finery, watching the children dance around the maypole.

"Awwww...look at that poor unfortunate child sitting next to the piano player." whispered a woman in the audience." He must be sick or crippled and can't dance around with the other children."

"That's my SON" said Mom. "We call him 'Doubting Thomas'. He's refusing to dance around the Maypole because he said it was STUPID. And you know what? I think he's right!"

2. It is tradition that The Apostle Thomas took the Gospel all the way to India. This tradition may or may not be the truth, but there are a few Christian communities in India that claim that they were founded by this stubborn and skeptical Apostle. (One would have to be EXTREMELY stubborn and skeptical to take the Gospel to India).

Now let's fast-forward to December 1945 to Nag Hammadi, Egypt. In 1945 the World had a lot more on its mind than an archaeological dig in Egypt, but a cache of ancient documents was discovered there, among which was the non-canonical "Gospel of Thomas", alleged to have been written by the Very Apostle to India, Doubting Thomas.

Now, Fast Forward yet again to The release of the Beatles album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" on May 26, 1967. The first track on side two was by George, who had been taking Classical Sitar Lessons from Ravi Shankar, and getting into Indian Philosophy. The name of the song was "Within You and Without You."

Now. As you may recall, I worked in a seminary book store in the early eighties. I had access to a lot of books that were not exactly readily available to the general public...and I tried to read 'em all. One of these was "The Gospel of Thomas."

Right away, the book did not "FEEL" like a Holy Spirit inspired work. But that was OK...I kept reading out of curiosity.

Then a line leaped from the page:

"The Kingdom of God is Within You and Without You."

Did George get this line from the "Gospel of Thomas"? Did the author of the "Gospel of Thomas" get this line from Hindu Philosophy?

I guess we will never know, but it was an interesting thought.

The most complete insight into The Apostle Thomas is given to us in John's Gospel. His Loyalty, Stubbornness, Skepticism, and Practicality are all expressed in John's Account.

Oh, and By The Way, my brother Tom STILL does not put up with speculations, rumors, or other kinds of nonsense, but he knows the Truth when he sees it.

Come and Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

"The counsel of the LORD stands forever, The plans of His heart from generation to generation. Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, The people whom He has chosen for His own inheritance..” Psalm 33 NASB

God Bless America!

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



This Symbol Represents Christians in The Middle East, who desperately need our Prayers.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

[trisham]

Thank you, left that other site! Tom sounds like a great guy. :)

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He is.

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Thank You, trisham, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

"The counsel of the LORD stands forever, The plans of His heart from generation to generation. Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, The people whom He has chosen for His own inheritance..” Psalm 33 NASB

God Bless America!

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



This Symbol Represents Christians in The Middle East, who desperately need our Prayers.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

[etabeta]

Amen! God bless.

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Thank You, Etabeta, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

"The counsel of the LORD stands forever, The plans of His heart from generation to generation. Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, The people whom He has chosen for His own inheritance..” Psalm 33 NASB

God Bless America!

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



This Symbol Represents Christians in The Middle East, who desperately need our Prayers.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

[NEWwoman]

I’ve read some stories that the Beatles, John Lennon, talked to Christian missionaries while in India, asking them about Jesus and His divinity. Have you heard anymore about this? Just curious.

Joining in prayer, left that other site, for the Peace of Jerusalem and for revival in our beloved America.

[Hiskid]

You and Tom have a lot in common!

Praying with you and asking for angel armies to defend Israeli borders; for God to show the world(specifically their enemies) that Gos is on their side.

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Well, I know that, despite their anti-establishment leanings, both John and George were “seekers”

And, of course, Jesus DID say, “Seek, and ye shall find.”

So there’s that.

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Thank You, NEWwoman, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

"The counsel of the LORD stands forever, The plans of His heart from generation to generation. Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, The people whom He has chosen for His own inheritance..” Psalm 33 NASB

God Bless America!

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



This Symbol Represents Christians in The Middle East, who desperately need our Prayers.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

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I am the first-born, and Tom is the second, so for a while it was just him and me. (Then there were four more! LOL)

Anyway, Tom and I are very close, and I entrust “Blue” (my Harley) to his tender care every winter, since I don’t have a garage.

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Thank You, Hiskid, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

"The counsel of the LORD stands forever, The plans of His heart from generation to generation. Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, The people whom He has chosen for His own inheritance..” Psalm 33 NASB

God Bless America!

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



This Symbol Represents Christians in The Middle East, who desperately need our Prayers.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

[onedoug]

Beautiful prayer.

The disciples said to Jesus: "Tell us how our end will be." Jesus said: "Have you then discovered the beginning so that you inquire about the end? For where the beginning is, there shall be the end.

His disciples said to him: When will the Kingdom come? Jesus said: It will no come by expectation; they will not say: "See here" or: "See there." But the Kingdom of the Father is spread upon the earth, and men do not see it.

The Gospel of Thomas came to me by way of "The Hired Hand" (1971), though it was much later that I met a "seer" who told me where it was actually from....and even gave me a copy of the work

The first example above has always haunted me. Was Jesus talking of meteoric bombardment?

How great Thou art, indeed. God Bless You and Thomas.

[onedoug]

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That is so cool that you also read The Gospel of Thomas.

(I knew I could count on you! LOL!)

“For where the beginning is, there shall be the end.” is very deep, as Jesus called himself “The Alpha and the Omega” which means “The Beginning and the End.”

It also means the “Alef-Tav” in Hebrew. Mysteriously, the “Alef-Tav” appears in the very first line of the Torah.

Then “The Alpha and the Omega” appears in the LAST chapter of the last book in the New Testament.

connections, connections, connections.

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Thank You, onedoug, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

"The counsel of the LORD stands forever, The plans of His heart from generation to generation. Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, The people whom He has chosen for His own inheritance..” Psalm 33 NASB

God Bless America!

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



This Symbol Represents Christians in The Middle East, who desperately need our Prayers.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

[Silentgypsy]

Amen and thank you.

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Thank You, Silentgypsy, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

"The counsel of the LORD stands forever, The plans of His heart from generation to generation. Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, The people whom He has chosen for His own inheritance..” Psalm 33 NASB

God Bless America!

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



This Symbol Represents Christians in The Middle East, who desperately need our Prayers.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

[Kitty Mittens]

You Are SO Awesome in All Your Ways
When I Look at Landscapes, or Starscapes,
Or Contemplate the Workings of the Human Brain,
The Development of a Baby in the Womb,
Or the Intricacies of the DNA Molecule,
What can I do, but Be Struck with Awesome Wonder,
And Say, "HOW GREAT THOU ART!"

Amen to Every Powerful Word of your Anointed Prayer, Dear Servant of our King.
Joining you in Thanksgiving, Prayer, and Praise.

I just Read on Yesterday's Thread that your Lyme Test Came Back Negative;
Sending Prayers of Thanksgiving to our Lord!