IN the NEWS - That Taste of the Future continues Another week

It has been continuing---the massive weird global natural calamities--crammed into a small window of time of the last few weeks....a TASTE OF THE FUTURE?

For nation shall rise against nation,
and kingdom against kingdom:
and there shall be famines,
and pestilences and earthquakes,
in divers places.
All these are the beginning of sorrows.
And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars:
And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, ...and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
Matthew 24:7,8,6/Luke 21:11

Afghanistan: Several earthquakes including one killing thousands.

Japan: At least 3 quakes rattle nation. Typhoon bring floods and landslides.

Ecuador: Quake off coast.

Mexico: 17 quakes rattle Baha Peninsula.

China: Another massive hailstorm destroys crops and buildings.

Burma: Another earthquake.

Italy: Continuing quake swarms near Naples.

Saudi Arabia: Massive flooding including Mecca.

Sudan: Rains cause a landslide burying over 1,000 alive.

Philippines: Quake rattles coast.

India: Massive flooding in the Punjab--again.

Guatemala: Volcanic eruption.

Norway: Landslide buries highway and railway.

Spain: Canary Islands quake swarm of more than 100.

U.S.A.: Nevada quake swarm and sand storm (does serious damage

to the "burning man" event in the desert including destroying their "orgy tent"). Several quakes off coast of Alaska. Houston flooded--again. Small quake in bay area of California.

Chile-Argentina: Quake rattles border--again.

Antarctica: More quakes near islands nearby in Atlantic.

IN the NEWS - Add Fear From The Heavens Now

It has been continuing---the massive weird global natural calamities--crammed into a small window of time of the last few weeks....and now fear from the heavens.....
For nation shall rise against nation,
and kingdom against kingdom:
and there shall be famines,
and pestilences and earthquakes,
in divers places.
All these are the beginning of sorrows.
And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars:
And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, ...and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
Matthew 24:7,8,6/Luke 21:11

From Space: Now 3/atlas, possibly a comet/asteroid is hurtling toward earth. It wasn't noticed until recently because it's path was

obscured by the planets, etc. It may hit the earth although most scientists think it will miss within the next couple of months.

There has been a flurry of nonsense in cyberspace, including from Harvard astronomers, that it may be a spaceship.

Regardless of this nonsense---just a taste of possible future frats from the heavens that may grip the earth. Some are calling for the world to come together and set aside differences to deal with this potential threat.

China: Beijing pounded by biggest hailstorm in recorded history

while wildfires continued to threaten the capital. The south hit by another typhoon.

Antarctica: Several quakes near the continent in the Atlantic.

Japan: Volcanic eruption. 

Taiwan: Rocked by quake.

Vietnam: Another typhoon slams the country.

India: More floods and landslides.

Spain: A surprise  hot burst of air sent severe winds ravaging the

beaches. Some there are calling it "Satan' Storm". Barcelona region flooded.

Russia: More quakes on the eastern seaboard.

Italy: Mt. Etna spews lava.

Romania: Pounded by massive windstorm causing severe damage.

New Zealand: Rare hailstorm causes it to look like a "winter wonderland."

El Salvador: Hit by a quake.

Canada: Severe damage in Alberta and Saskatchewan due to

massive hail and rain.

U.S.A.: Quakes rattle Alaska, New Hampshire, Texas, South Carolina, California and Maine. Rumbling of volcano in Hawaii. Several wildfires AND flash floods sweep California. Massive sandstorm sweeps Arizona.

IN the NEWS - Is it slowing down--this taste of the Future?

It has been continuing---the massive weird global natural calamities--crammed into a small window of time of the last few weeks....although this week makes it seem to be slowing down.

For nation shall rise against nation,

and kingdom against kingdom:

and there shall be famines,

and pestilences and earthquakes,

in divers places.

All these are the beginning of sorrows.

And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars:

And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, ...and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.

Matthew 24:7,8,6/Luke 21:11

China: Wildfires near Beijing out-of-control.

Japan: Quake off east coast.

Pakistan: Cloud burst triggers flood killing hundreds. Other flooding and landslides across country.

Indonesia: Several more quakes. Multiple volcanic eruptions.

Argentina: Quake on border with Chile. Major quake off southern coast between it and Antarctica.

Greece: Caldera cause rock landslide in Santorini town.

Italy: Sea began boiling at Bagnoli Beach.

Canada: Glacial lake outburst triggers flooding.

Denmark: Rare waterspouts on coast.

Poland: Rare waterspouts on coast.

Russia: Several quakes off eastern coast. Rare tornado in east cuts 23 mile swath.

Tunisia: Major quake.

India: Mumbai flooded.

Australia: Quake rattles Queensland.

U.S.A.: Volcanic eruption in Hawaii. Area around Alaska capital flooded. Massive windstorm wreaks havoc in metro Chicago. Another large California wildfire. Quake swarms rattles L.A.

Space: Meteorites light up night skies over Japan and Australia.

Bolivia: Civil War Rumored to be breaking out.

Turkey: Rumored to be on brink of civil war despite out-of-control wildfires still sweeping country and a quake.

IN the NEWS - And More....A TASTE OF WHAT MAY COME

It has been continuing---the massive weird global natural calamities--crammed into a small window of time of the last few weeks.

--A TASTE OF WHAT MAY COME--

For nation shall rise against nation,

and kingdom against kingdom:

and there shall be famines,

and pestilences,

and earthquakes,

in divers places.

All these are the beginning of sorrows.

And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars:

And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, ...and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.

Matthew 24:7,8,6/Luke 21:11

China: Massive wind storm blows around people and property in northwest. Another typhoon adds to the flooding of the country.

Landslides in part of the country with more flooding.

Iran: RUNNING OUT OF WATER--LITERALLY--With a heatwave at 122F the country's drought has caused the government to beg for water from nearby countries including from Afghanistan. Capital of Tehran is about out of water. national estimates are, that unless major rains come, the country could be totally out by October. The lack of water has led to national rolling electricity blackouts----and massive anti-government protests.

Taiwan: Hit by another typhoon.

Indonesia: Another quake. Volcanic eruption.

Japan: Record rainfall adds to flooding in the south. Volcanic eruption.

Turkey: Wildfires continue to ravage the country....now getting serious. Record heatwave continues.

Greece: Out of control wildfires due to heatwave.

Britain: Scotland hit by wildfire during heatwave.

Spain: Wildfires getting seriously out of control. Madrid endangered.

Portugal: Firenado rips through the landscape.

Cape Verde: Flooded from record rain storm. 

France: Intense record heatwave contributes to wildfires across the south.

Iceland: Phreatic eruption near volcano.

Italy: Heatwave contributes to massive wildfires near Naples.

Montenegro: Wildfires during heatwave. Serbia has come in to assist.

Mexico: Earthquake off coast.

Albania: Record heatwave and worst wildfires on record. 

U.S.A: Massive 1700 ft. mud tsunami in Alaska. Sandstorm closes down highways in New Mexico. Chattanooga, Tennessee and Charleston, South Carolina flooded as well as southeast Wisconsin. Red Alert for west coast due to cracks discovered in Cascadia subduction zone.

Sandal of Zen Buddhism: Lesson of a Wasted Life

It is said that Bodhidharma came from India and bought what became Zen Buddhism to China. 

He supposedly impressed the emperor and other monks by staring at a wall in a cave while sitting still for 9 years. As a result he lost the use of his legs.

For the other monks who were engaging in his deep meditation techniques but growing physically weak, he invented the martial arts combat training of Kung Fu. This was to strengthen the body to endure the rigorous hours of endless meditation. 

When he died it is said that years later his tomb was opened and all his followers found was one old sandal.

Q: So what's the Lesson of all this?

Observe: All those years of monks (including Bodhidharma) spent in hard physical training of Kung Fu so as to just sit for endless hours in wasteful meditation of twisting the mind like a pretzel----(Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. 2 Timothy 3:7) followed by death (All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again. Ecclesiastes 3:20).

Q: Was it worth it?....staring at a wall for 9 years.....and all that was left in his dust was a sandal.....

Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.

Romans 5:18

No deep meditation techniques, 

no wasted time staring at a wall, 

no rigorous martial arts training required.

IN the NEWS - And More....

It has been continuing---the massive weird global natural calamities--crammed into a small window of time of the last few weeks.

For nation shall rise against nation,

and kingdom against kingdom:

and there shall be famines,

and pestilences,

and earthquakes,

in divers places.

All these are the beginning of sorrows.

And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars:

And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, ...and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.

Matthew 24:7,8,6/Luke 21:11

Brazil: Tsunami hits Rio and surrounding area---with no earthquake or storm!

Spain: Canary Islands rumbled by 700 tremors around a volcano. Massive hailstorm hits Spain.

China: Beijing flooded again and city moves several inches.

Typhoon hits again. More flooding elsewhere in China. Sinkholes swallow up cars on the streets of Wuhan. Chikungunya fever outbreak likely due to mosquitos multiplying due to all the water from the floods. Hail pounds several provinces. Landslides in Hunan.

Australia: rare snowstorm in New South Wales of 20 inches of snow. Periphery of area flooded. Perth hit by a rare tornado.

Britain: Major storm knocks out power in parts of Scotland.

Turkey: Record heatwave.

Iraq: Record heatwave and most of country loses electricity. (125F)

Japan: Record rainfall. Record heatwave.

India: Mudslides sweep away villages.

Russia: Massive floods, mudslides and tornados ravage the south. Volcanic eruptions back east.

South Korea: Record flooding now in the south.

Burma: Flash Floods on border with China.

Italy: Mt. Etna slowly sliding towards the sea--picking up pace. Massive hailstorm.

Taiwan: Record rainfall triggers another round of flash flooding.

U.S.A.: Flash Floods in North Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia and Pennsylvania. Quakes in New Jersey and off the coast of NYC.

SUN: A geomagnetic Storm may be responsible for the shifting tectonic plates that caused last weeks mega quake, tsunami, and tilted the earth slightly.

IN the NEWS - There was More....

It has been continuing---the massive weird global natural calamities--crammed into a small window of time of the last few weeks.

For nation shall rise against nation,

and kingdom against kingdom:

and there shall be famines,

and pestilences,

and earthquakes,

in divers places.

All these are the beginning of sorrows.

And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars:

And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, ...and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.

Matthew 24:7,8,6/Luke 21:11

Russia: Earthquake (6th most powerful on record) off the coast triggering a tsunami followed by a volcanic eruption.

Brazil: Cyclone floods the coast.

India: Massive floods.

Italy: More quake rumblings near Naples and a wildfire swept part of Sardinia.

China: Powerful hail storms, another typhoon, more floods. Streets

opened up swallowing cars and buses. Most drinking water in country contaminated by fecal matter due to all the flooding. One part of the north received in a years worth of rain in 24 hours.

Nigeria: Massive flooding.

Fiji: Earthquake nearby.

New Zealand: Nearby quake.

Indonesia: 2 Nearby quakes.

U.S.A.: Massive flooding again in New York City, New Jersey and Maryland. Quake in L.A. Solar flare interferes with radio waves in

Hawaii. Underwater volcano near Oregon has quake swarm of 300 quakes. Flash flooding pounds New Mexico in same area already pounded.

--Rumors of Wars-- Besides the rumor going around that China wants to start WW3 by invading Taiwan---now a rumor is making the rounds China wants to start a war with Vietnam.

--From "the heavens"-- Now NASA says an asteroid MIGHT hit the moon in 2032 and cause a moon dust storm to fall upon the earth.

WARS: Russia-Ukraine. Middle east. Sudanese civil war. Thai-Cambodia conflict. Terrorists still slaughtering Christians across Nigeria this week.

IN the NEWS - It's Continued....

It has been continuing---the massive weird global natural calamities--crammed into a small window of time of the last few weeks---hardest hit being China followed by Italy over the past month.

For nation shall rise against nation,

and kingdom against kingdom:

and there shall be famines,

and pestilences,

and earthquakes,

in divers places.

All these are the beginning of sorrows.

And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars:

And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, ...and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.

Matthew 24:7,8,6/Luke 21:11

Russia: Moscow flooded. Several large quakes near Aleutian Island Chain off it's coast including tsunami warnings issued. Volcanic eruption.

China: More floods, typhoon ravages Hong Kong, massive hail

storms (even penetrating people's roofs into their houses) and record heatwave continues (parts of cars melting).

South Korea: Worst flooding on record.

New Zealand: Quakes to it's south between it and Antarctica near Macquarie Island.

Italy: Quakes continue to rattle Naples area and volcanic activity in Sicily.

Philippines: Manila flooded--again. Volcanic eruption.

Melting Cars in China

Ethiopia: Cracks form near a town as magma moves under the ground.

Canada: Massive wildfires as well as Alberta flooded.

Fiji/Samoa: Strong quake in between the two nations.

Greece: More quakes around Crete.

Indonesia: Strong quake.

Vietnam: Flooded by storms, typhoon and harsh winds.

Thailand: Hit by typhoon.

Chile: Hit by a quake.

Burma: Rocked by 2 quakes.

Spain: Mix of more floods and an out-of-control wildfire. 50 cities in south shaken by a powerful earthquake.

U.S.A.: New Jersey rocked by quake cluster of 7 earthquakes.

Midwest heatwave. Upper Midwest smoke advisory due to Canadian wildfires. More quakes off Alaskan coast linked to a massive magnetic anomaly on the sun. Marshall, Minnesota / Las Vegas Nevada / D,C, & suburban Maryland flooded. Series of non-stop quakes rattling the New Madrid fault along the Mississippi River causes alarm among scientists.

--Rumors of Wars-- "Several state-linked Russian news outlets, including Komsomolskaya Pravda (KP), are warning of a nuclear

war with NATO. The reports claim that the West, including Britain and European countries, may provoke a large-scale war by the end of this decade. These reports feature Russian experts outlining what a confrontation could look like.
The articles state that NATO forces might be ready for combat by the end of the decade. Readers are told that this buildup is part of a strategy to provoke and divide Russia." msn

Q: Are we really sliding into the end times?

Q: Or will there be a lull before the real storm?

Q: Or is this just a taste of the future?

**Click on Links Below for added context of the times based on 2024 election:

Behind the Veil of the Seen and Unseen

IN the NEWS - What's going on? Very strange Times in America

IN the NEWS - Firenado's to Quakes

For nation shall rise against nation,

and kingdom against kingdom:

and there shall be famines,

and pestilences,

and earthquakes,

in divers places.

All these are the beginning of sorrows.

And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars:

And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, ...and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.

Matthew 24:7,8,6/Luke 21:11

This string of massive natural disasters gripping the planet continues:

China: The Floods continue to ravage a majority of the Chinese

Exploding vehicles across China

landmass as the record heatwave continues along with now vehicles exploding due to batteries overheating. Apparently 19 provinces are impacted. Also massive winds hit portions of the country--again. Record hail storm pounds Hainan Province.

U.S.A.: A FIRENADO (tornado mixed with a wildfire it carries along) swept parts of Utah. Earthquake off the coast of Alaska triggering a tsunami warning.

Firenado in Utah

Massive flooding of NYC, 90% of New Jersey as well as Davenport, Iowa and central Texas. Wildfire sweeps through the Grand Canyon.

Italy: Largest quake yet in Naples sends people into streets screaming in panic. Asphalt has been splitting roads with the smell of sulfur heavy in the air.

France: Southeast France pounded by rain and hail leading to flooding.

Germany: Central Germany now flooded.

Solar Flare this week

Spain: Earthquake shakes 50 cities across southern Spain while rains triggered severe flooding at the same time.

Sun: Massive solar flare length of the sun shot out but was facing away from earth. (you know---the kind if it hit earth would knock out power grids)

Morocco: Record heatwave. Deaths reported.

Iceland: Volcano sends out molten rivers.

Ethiopia: Volcano erupts. 

Japan: More quakes now topping 2,000 off the coast and separating 2 islands further apart.

Turkey: Out-of-Control wildfires...worst in nation's history.

"Rumors of War": Rumors are swirling that China is preparing to start WW3 by attacking Taiwan. A city on the coast of China across from Taiwan is on lockdown and the residents claim it is filling up with Chinese military supplies. Their theory is

that China will start a war by launching into Taiwan so as to unify the homeland as opposition, protests and riots mount against the communist government to all time highs. Especially during the ongoing devastation to China by "mother earth". 

Some Chinese netizens claim it would be a way to shift focus from the devastation of their nation. Also, the U.S., Philippines, Japan and Taiwan are engaged in major military exercises. 

The U.S. is also running their biggest exercises with Panama near the canal in it's history adding to the rumor mill. Also China has warned the U.S. of military action.

Q: So, is this just China huffing and puffing to change focus of the home front problems OR is something about to really happen?

A: We will see.....

IN the NEWS - It Ain't Done Yet......

For nation shall rise against nation,

and kingdom against kingdom:

and there shall be famines,

and pestilences,

and earthquakes,

in divers places.

All these are the beginning of sorrows.

And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars:

And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, ...and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.

Matthew 24:7,8,6/Luke 21:11

The many natural disasters of the more than 3 weeks now have

shown no signs of letting up.....by themselves they would be the few isolated natural disasters every year around the globe. 

But the last 3 weeks or so has been non stop---the amount on a scale for a short time that I've never seen before....especially in China. About the only thing that hasn't hit China recently is a solar flare burst taking out swaths of the power grid or an asteroid hitting a city.....could that be some of the "fearful sights .... shall there be from heaven"?

China: Multiple more floods as well as a typhoon, snow in the

Birds Dropping from Heatstroke in China

summer, hail, those wildfires still burning as well as a record heatwave where the temps on the pavement have reached 170 degrees. Also the capital of Beijing has now been flooded with houses, cars and people washed away.

Nepal: The floods from China have slammed into Nepal washing away the bridge that connects the two nations. The military has been deployed for rescue operations.

Thailand: More massive flooding washing away the crops.

India: More massive floods.

Pakistan: Massive floods.

New Zealand: Moderate floods.

El Salvador: A phreatic eruption.

Taiwan: Typhoon and flooding.

Japan: Now up to over 1700 small quakes in the last 2 weeks along a line on the east half of the country which has shifted the crust a few inches. Tokyo now Flooded.

Guatemala: Earthquake.

Italy: More mudslides, hail, rain/flooding in the north. Down in the south in Naples the roads splitting apart with a sulfur smell filling the air.

Mexico: Massive hail storms.

Russia: Severe storms and flood damage to St. Petersburg.

Columbia: Earthquake.

Spain: Massive flooding and hail.

Serbia: Massive winds blowing over vehicles including semis.

Bosnia: Wind storms as in Serbia on the same scale.

U.S.A.: Major floods in New Mexico, D.C., Oklahoma, Arkansas, Iowa, Illinois including Chicago and Massachusetts, especially in Boston.

Mt. Rainier in Washington State having multiple small quakes---most on record. Quakes also rattling California along with California wildfires. Flooding in the coastal Carolinas due to a tropical storm. Large hail pounded Colorado.

Canada: Military coup thwarted in Quebec.

Literal RUMORS of WAR: A "Rumor" was spread by the head of NATO that Russia and China are planning a surprise attack to start WW3 (of course likely a lie but who knows)?

*Click on Link to see Recent Post on Topic with more Links to what has been happening:  IN the NEWS - Another Week... What is up?

Health Note - Wheatgrass

Beloved,

I wish above all things that thou mayest ....be in health...

3 John 1:2

"Scientists studying 228 varieties of modern Chinese wheat have discovered that flavonoids found in wheatgrass can neutralize harmful reactive oxygen species (ROS) and also increase the lifespan of fruit flies. The effect was dependent on both dosage and the sex of the flies.

To assess bioactivity, flavonoid extracts from wheatgrass (FEW) were fed to Drosophila melanogaster, resulting in dose-dependent and male-specific lifespan extension at 1 mM concentration. Transcriptomic analysis of JA-treated seedlings revealed significant upregulation of key genes in the phenylpropanoid-flavonoid pathway (PAL, C4H, 4CL, CHS), validated by qRT-PCR, and JA treatment boosted both flavonoid content and antioxidant capacity by ~30%.

This integrated research highlights wheatgrass as a rich and underutilized source of health-promoting flavonoids and suggests practical strategies—such as cultivar selection and JA elicitation—to enhance its nutritional value.

This study paves the way for enhancing the nutritional value of wheatgrass-based products. With demonstrated lifespan-extending effects and superior antioxidant activity, FEW holds promise for use in functional foods targeting aging and oxidative stress-related diseases. However, gender-specific effects observed in fruit flies suggest the need for further dose optimization.

(a) Comparison of the antioxidant activity of wheat flavonoids with vitamin C using the DPPH method. 

(b) The contents of flavonoids in grains and wheatgrass on the accessions. Data represent the mean ± standard error. The student’s t-test determined the p-value (hereafter). 

(c) The phylogenetic relationships of bred history. Ovals represent breeding parents, rectangles represent bred cultivars, and related cultivars are linked by black lines. Ellipse color and variety size deepen and increase with breeding usage. 

(d) The distribution of the wheat accessions. The size of the circle indicates the number of cultivars. 

(e) The ancestral information of accessions. The yellow bar chart on the left indicates the number of genes associated with each trait. The black circle and line indicate the overlap groups and the corresponding bar chart shows intersecting gene numbers." SciTechDaily

IN the NEWS - "Rumors" of Wars....

And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars: 

Matthew 24:6

Although this Rumor is highly unlikely---since China is being nearly destroyed by mother nature right now and Russia has been bogged down in a war for a third of a decade that it should have been able to end in the first few months--I guess anything is possible.

---But the takeaway from this story, as far fetched as it is--is that it fulfills the prophecy part about "RUMORS" of wars. Not just the prediction of wars but also "Rumors" of war.

"NATO chief Mark Rutte has chillingly warned that World War II will start with simultaneous invasions from Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin.

Secretary-general Rutte suggested the combined attacks from the Chinese and Russian leaders could trigger a World War nightmare and bring the planet to the brink of Armageddon.

According to the NATO chief, China would start by seeking to grab Taiwan - while ensuring the Kremlin dictator simultaneously attacks NATO territory, amid fears Putin is anyway eyeing the Baltic republics Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, formerly part of the USSR.
Russia today hit back at ex-Netherlands premier Rutte, claiming he had 'gorged on too many of the magic mushrooms beloved by the Dutch', while warning he should look forward to a future in a hellish Siberian labor camp.
Stressing the urgent need to re-arm and boost military budgets, Rutte told the New York Times in a chilling vision of the future: "Let's not be naïve about this."
"If Xi Jinping would attack Taiwan, he would first make sure that he makes a call to his very junior partner in all of this, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, residing in Moscow, and telling him, "Hey, I'm going to do this, and I need you to to keep them busy in Europe by attacking NATO territory".
'That is most likely the way this will progress" he added." msn