Last year I watched the very influential documentary "Food, Inc."
If even some of it is true, it's worth thinking about.
Here is a cartoon version, and though I do NOT agree with everything in it, I think that it is a short synopsis of the concerns that plague bees and our diet, and the global food situation. It's worth a watch :
http://tv.naturalnews.com/v.asp?v=E9B36B60EF3E646E65735F3E35D700C9
The other video I posted today, Johanna Michaelson, is the oral testimony of the book I've been recommending to friends and family all year. I still think you should read the book for the entire story, but here is, again, a short version.
My dear people, we are in very interesting times. I love to see the annals of time wrapping up, and if we are to see another 50 or so years in my lifetime, it takes nothing away from these fascinating developments.
Watch. Read. Spread the truth.
He who has ears to hear, let him hear. Let no man despise your discernment.
Looking up, for our redemption draws nigh!
Here's Jan Markell's e-newsletter with a little perspective on this past week:
Pope Gives Two Weeks Notice
by Jack Kinsella
February 14, 2013
The
Catholic church was thrown into turmoil [Monday] after Pope Benedict
XVI made the shock decision to quit the papacy because of his
deteriorating health. The decision, delivered in Latin and in
unemotional tones by Pope Benedict XVI to a gathering of cardinals on
Monday, came ''like a bolt out of the blue'', one of the participants
said, and it soon ricocheted around the world.
In
a decision that surprised even his closest aides, the 85-year-old
Pontiff said his strength was 'no longer adequate to continue in office
due to his advanced age'. He announced his resignation in Latin to a
meeting of Vatican cardinals this morning, saying he did not have the
'strength of mind and body' to continue leading more than a billion
Roman Catholics worldwide.
He
is the first Pope to resign since Gregory XII in 1415 and no Pontiff
in history has stepped down on health grounds. Shortly after making his
announcement, the statue of Peter's horse atop St Peter's Basilica was
struck by lightning not once
but TWICE.
Which
brings us full circle to when Pope Benedict was elected in 2005 to
replace the late John Paul II bringing an obscure 10th century Irish
priest back to the center square.
According to legend, Irish Bishop Malachy O'Morgair had a strange vision during a trip to Rome to report to Pope Innocent II.
In
his vision, Malachy was given a list of all the Popes who would rule
over the Catholic Church from his day until the Second Coming. Malachy
put the list together using short announcements that indicated some
noticeable trait from each Pope, beginning with Pope Celestine II, who
was elected in 1130.
Altogether,
St. Malachy listed a total of 112 Popes from Celestine II until the
return of Christ. He committed the visions to paper and handed the
manuscript to Pope Innocent II. Innocent placed the manuscript in the
archives where they remained "unread" for nearly four centuries.
Pope
John Paul I was the 109th Pope. Malachy identified him by the motto,
'de medietate lunae' which means 'of the half moon'. John Paul I held
one of the shortest pontificates in Vatican history, living only 34
days after his elevation to the papacy. John Paul I was elected Pope
on August 26, 1978 and reigned from one moon cycle to the next.
St.
Malachy's motto for John Paul II was 'de labore solis' which is
interpreted either as 'from the toil of the sun' or, 'of the eclipse of
the sun'. Karol Wojtyla was born on May 18, 1920, during a solar
eclipse. He was buried at the Vatican on April 8, 2005.
"The
moon blotted out the sun Friday across a wide stretch extending from
the South Pacific to the Americas, with a precious few witnessing a
total eclipse at sea. Thousands more flocked to Central and South
America to see the sun reduced to a narrow "ring of fire" around the
dark moon."
The
motto, "Gloria Olivae" which means the 'glory of the olive'. One of
the many Catholic 'orders' is the Order of St Benedict, which is also
known as the 'Olivetans'. Cardinal Ratzinger chose for his Papal name,
Benedict XIV.
According
to the legend, Benedict XIV will be the last Pope before 'Peter the
Roman' of whom Malachy has much more to say than he does of the other
Popes. Instead of a motto, Malachy gave specifics, writing;
"In
the final persecution of the Holy Roman Church there will reign Peter
the Roman, who will feed his flock among many tribulations; after which
the seven-hilled city will be destroyed and the dreadful Judge will
judge the people".
Assessment:
Logic
and Scripture both dictate that true prophecy can only come from God.
Logically, a prophecy concerning the future requires perfect
foreknowledge, not just of the event itself, but of the consequences of
every previous event that leads up to the event being prophesied.
For example, the restoration of Israel.
Had
it not been for the Holocaust, the Jews of Europe would still be
European Jews, instead of Holocaust survivors forced by circumstances to
seek a Jewish State for their collective security.
If
Hitler's great-granny had joined a convent or got hit by a bus before
giving birth to Hitler's ancestor, there'd have been no Nazi Party, no
WWII, no Holocaust, and, arguably, no reason for world Jewry to seek a
Jewish State at that particular point in history.
Scripture identifies prophecy as God's 'signature'.
"Remember
the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am
God, and there is none like Me, declaring the end from the beginning,
and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My
counsel shall stand, and I will do all My pleasure:" (
Isaiah 46:10-11)
The Scriptures also say that Divine revelation concluded with the Revelation of Jesus Christ to the Apostle John.
"For
I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of
this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto
him the plagues that are written in this book." (
Revelation 22:18)
So,
if both the Scriptures and common logic demand that only God can be
the Author of prophecy, what are we to do with St. Malachy? There are
all kinds of problems that can be ascribed to Malachy's prophecies in
order to mount an attempt to discredit them.
They
were 'hidden away' in the Vatican for centuries, prompting some to
speculate they were actually written in the 16th, rather than the 11th
century.
That
would explain how Malachy could seemingly 'prophesy' the sixty-six
popes from Celestine in 1130 to Paul III in 1549. But it doesn't
explain the seemingly amazing accuracy of Malachy's mottos for the
other sixty-six Popes from Paul III forward.
Malachy
just nailed, it would seem, Pope #45 in a row -- since the list was
unsealed in the 16th century -- with the elevation of Benedict the
Olivetan. That's a pretty amazing record no matter how you look at
it. Is it of God?
I don't think so. The oldest lie in human history was offered by Satan in the Garden of Eden.
"For
God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be
opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil." (
Genesis 3:5)
Human
beings know right from wrong, because those are actions. Good and
evil, on the other hand, are OUTCOMES, something known only to God.
God
often uses evil for good. When Joseph confronted his brothers for
selling him into slavery in Egypt, Joseph noted that they meant it for
evil, but God meant it for good.
Extra-biblical
prophecy always has the same fatal flaw, whether one looks at
Nostradamus or Malachy. They 'prophesy' ACTIONS, not OUTCOMES.
Bible
prophecy tells 'the end from the beginning'. Nostradamus was able,
according to his apologists, to foretell the rise of Hitler, but
Nostradamus failed to prognosticate Hitler's defeat. Malachy's
prophecies are similarly vague and open to broad interpretation.
Satan
is a master counterfeiter and he wants nothing less than to be
worshiped as God. He is also capable of 'prophecy' in the sense that
he has his own master plan and his own timetable. The difference with
Satan is that not everything always goes exactly to plan, since he is a
created, and therefore, fallible, being.
But
it is no stretch to say he was capable of influencing Hitler's rise as
part of his master plan, or that he could have 'inspired' Nostradamus
to 'predict' it. When the time was right, Satan just picked the
closest match he could find, and let the human imagination fill in the
blanks.
Neither
would it be difficult for Satan to influence the decisions of the
College of Cardinals to select the series of Popes who most closely
fits Malachy's list.
Satan
isn't infallible, but he can read the Bible as well as you or I can.
Plus he has the added advantage of six thousand years of manipulating
mankind, and the Scriptures reveal that God originally blessed him with
superior intelligence.
Pope
Benedict was the Vatican's official Head Inquisitor and 'Defender of
the Faith' until his elevation to the papacy. The only actual
connection between Benedict and the Olivetans is his choice of papal
name.
But
it comes close to fitting Malachy's prophecy, and it is no stretch to
think Satan is as capable of influencing a papal candidate as he is of
influencing any other mortal. If Satan wanted Ratzinger to take the
name 'Benedict', he could sure make it seem like it was a good idea at
the time.
The
same with John Paul II and the eclipses. Satan can do the math and
figure out solar eclipses in advance. We can. It then becomes a
matter of picking the closest match and manipulating events to fit.
Here
is what we know about our enemy: Satan is the universe's master
deceiver. His ultimate goal is to be received as God. Only God is
capable of prophecy.
But
Satan has a counterfeit plan of his own, and he has had six thousand
years to develop it. St Malachy's 'prophecies' -- like other
extra-biblical prophecies, are part of that overall plan to counterfeit
the miracles of God, so that, one day,
But
Malachy's prophecies, counterfeit or not, do confirm what the
Scriptures say in one respect. It confirms that it isn't just Bible
prophecy 'nuts' who believe we are in the last days. It seems that
Satan believes it, too.
In any case, we'll find out soon. Pope Benedict has given his notice. First. let's recap:
St. Malachy assigned the 111th Pope
"glory of the olive" whose name ultimately derives from the Mount of
Olives in the New Testament. The 111th Pope chose the name of the
Benedictine Order.
The
112th Pope will be the last Pope (as assigned by St. Malachy). If he
chooses any name except Peter, then St. Malachy's predictive run will
have completed its course and one more Vatican conspiracy will bite the
dust.
".
. . Peter the Roman, who will nourish the sheep in many tribulations;
when they are finished, the city of seven hills will be destroyed, and
the dreadful judge will judge his people. The end."
On
the other hand . . . if Malachy gets this one right, it will be just
one more confirmation that we are living in the last of the last days
before the Lord returns.
Maranatha!
