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Six Failed Messiahs From Jewish History Blessed and crowned by the rabbinic sage Rabbi Akiva, Bar Kokhba (“Son of the Star,” in Aramaic) was a legendary figure, a man who could crush a rock with his foot and who led the Jews out from under the heels of the Roman army. For two and a half years, following a successful guerilla insurgency, Bar Kokhba ruled over an independent Jewish nation in the land of Palestine. His statelet even issued its own bronze and silver coins. ......... they returned to Palestine with one third of the entire Roman army—an estimated 120,000 men. For awhile, Bar Kokhba and his followers were able to hold out under siege in a network of caves at Beitar, near Jerusalem. But the rebellion was ultimately crushed. The Talmud writes that the Romans killed so many Jews in the Battle of Beitar that the blood seeped into the nostrils of their horses and flowed forty miles to the sea......... Moses told them to follow him into the water, which he would split, just as his namesake had done for the Jews leaving Egypt. The water failed to split, and many Jews drowned. Moses, however, disappeared, and so was spared the vengeance of Crete’s remaining Jews. ............ Serene was ultimately captured by the troops of Caliph Yazid II, who forced him to renounce his heresy. Serene duly rejected his self-proclaimed status as the messiah, and was handed back to the Jews for punishment. ......... The Yudghanites, as they became known, blended the three Abrahamic faiths, recognizing both Jesus and Mohammed as prophets. ......... Alroi was brought before the Sultan, and, claiming to be the king of the Jews, was arrested. He miraculously escaped his cell, fleeing back to Amadia in one day when it should have taken ten. The Sultan was furious, and threatened to kill all the Jews under his rule. But the governor of Amadia bribed Alroi’s father-in-law, who killed Alroi as he was sleeping. The revolt was over, but a small number of Jews continued to follow Alroi’s teachings for several decades........... Alroi was brought before the Sultan, and, claiming to be the king of the Jews, was arrested. He miraculously escaped his cell, fleeing back to Amadia in one day when it should have taken ten. The Sultan was furious, and threatened to kill all the Jews under his rule. But the governor of Amadia bribed Alroi’s father-in-law, who killed Alroi as he was sleeping. The revolt was over, but a small number of Jews continued to follow Alroi’s teachings for several decades...... Religious Jews who do not believe that Schneerson is the messiah often refer to those who do as apikorsim, a Hebrew word meaning ‘heretics’ or ‘nonbelievers.’ .
With todays #TwitterFiles8 I thought it was pertinent to reshare this video about CIA manipulation of the public. https://t.co/Gfc6eut7bK
— Michael Scaglione (@Scagz89) December 20, 2022
Christian Leaders Are Powerhouses on Twitter a set of messages that were ricocheting around Twitter, being forwarded and responded to at a rate that was off the charts. ........ they were evangelical Christian leaders whose inspirational messages of God’s love perform about 30 times as well as Twitter messages from pop culture powerhouses like Lady Gaga. ....... Fifteen percent of adult Internet users in the United States are on Twitter, and about half of those use the network every day ....... With religious leaders, she said, “it’s so much about being at the table and breaking bread with folks.” ....... “I don’t Twitter,” one pastor confessed. “Tweet,” she sighed, with her eyes closed, for what seemed the hundredth time. ........ “Pastors tell me, Twitter is just made for the Bible” ....... proverbs are powerful draws on Twitter. ........ While many ministers say that Facebook is better for staying in touch with church members, Twitter can connect Christian leaders to new audiences. ....... have found Twitter surprisingly effective for building influence outside traditional church hierarchies, in a way that they say would not have been possible 10 years ago. ........ “There’s no precedent,” he added. “We can’t go, ‘Here’s how C. S. Lewis handled Twitter.’ ” ......... Mary, upon learning from an angel that she was going to have a baby, “pondered these things in her heart.” ....... “How do you know the difference when you should ponder something in your heart versus when you should tweet it?” ........ “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you,” she said, pausing to add, “on Twitter.” .
The Deadly Lack of Imagination in the Democratic Party .
Putin warns war in Ukraine becoming ‘extremely complicated’ Russia’s leader’s comments mark second admission this month that military operations could be protracted ...... Russia has repeatedly said it is open to peace talks with Kyiv, but only on the condition that all of its demands are accepted. ...... The US and its European allies are continuing to back Ukraine, which has made the recovery of its lost territory a compulsory precondition for any talks. ......... Russia has made “discrediting the armed forces” — essentially any unauthorised criticism of the war — illegal, while Putin declared martial law in the four annexed regions and raised alert levels in eight other provinces on the Ukrainian border. .
Happy Holidays. Now Get Back to Work. Christmas is one of only five paid holidays available to a majority of U.S. workers. And it’s not as if Americans have many other opportunities to spend time with their families. Compared with many other wealthy countries, we stand out as the no-vacation nation. ........ most European countries require that jobs come with at least a month of paid vacation ......... .
Your words will tell others what you think. Your actions will tell them what you believe.
— T.D. Jakes (@BishopJakes) April 23, 2012
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