Wednesday, January 1, 2020

January 2020 Events


Grace and peace to you from God our Father.
We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 
when we pray for you.

Colossians 1:2-3


He has put a new song in my mouth— 
Praise to our God; Many will see it and fear, And will trust in the Lord.
Psalm 40:3

Celestial Signs - Genesis 1:14, Psalm 19

DAWN OF EVIL Incredible ‘red devil horns’ sunrise photos captured during rare solar eclipse mirage over the Persian Gulf. A photographer waited in just the right place to snap the rare spectacle as the sun was partially blocked by the moon at dawn.
1-8 article - https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10694515/red-devil-horns-sunrise-photos-captured-rare-solar-eclipse-mirage/ - 12-26 image 
https://www.boredpanda.com/sunrise-red-horns-solar-eclipse-elias-chasiotis

Jan 1, 46 B.C. - Solar calendar created by an astronomer, Sisogenes, at the order of Julius Caesar.
Bet You Didn't Know: New Year's Eve | History - https://youtu.be/FxhPraIaYw0

Jan 2 - Mercury & Jupiter conjunction (SkyView app image)
Mercury will soon pass behind the Sun. - https://in-the-sky.org/data/planets.php

Jan 3/4 - Quadrantid meteors - Midnight Pacific Time USA - Arcturus

Job 9:9 Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, 
and the chambers of the south.

Job 38:32 Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? 

or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?

Jan 4/5 - Sun closest to Earth 
Jan 6-8 - These next three nights – January 6, 7 and 8, 2020 – the bright waxing gibbous moon shines in front of the constellation Taurus the Bull. However, it will be difficult to envision the starlit figure of the Bull on these moonlit nights. Despite the lunar glare, you might see this constellation’s two major signposts: 
the star Aldebaran and the Pleiades star cluster, otherwise known as the Seven Sisters.
https://earthsky.org/tonight/moon-in-taurus-on-january-6-7-and-8
Kimah: a cluster of stars - https://biblehub.com/hebrew/3598.htm

  

http://www.beckstromobservatory.com/whats-up-in-tonights-sky-2/


  Joel 2:31-32A: The sun shall be turned into
darkness, and the moon into blood, before the
coming of the great and awesome day of  יהוה .
And it shall come to pass that whoever calls on
the name of  יהוה shall be saved.


Jan 10 @ 1:11 p.m ET – Full “Wolf” Moon
Jan 10 - Penumbral Lunar Eclipse - Visible in Israel!!!!
https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar/2020-january-10
 The instant of greatest eclipse takes place on 2020 Jan 10 at 19:11:11 TD (19:10:01 UT1). This is 3.0 days before the Moon reaches perigee. During the eclipse, the Moon is in the constellation Gemini
Reminders of: Messier 44 (M44), also known as the Beehive Cluster or Praesepe (the Manger), is an open star cluster in the constellation Cancer.
SAT, 11 JAN 2020 AT 16:51 PST (00:51 UTC)  7 HOURS AWAY
The Moon and M44 will make a close approach, passing within 1°17' of each other. The Moon will be 17 days old.

Jan 10/11 - Parashah #16 "Be-Shallach" (When He Had Sent)
Scripture Readings:  Exodus 13:17-17:16, Judges 4:4-5:31
https://free.messianicbible.com/?s=Beshalah  - Crossing at the Red Sea!!!
Beshalach, Beshallach, or Beshalah (בְּשַׁלַּח — Hebrew for "when [he] let go,"
The haftarah for Beshalach tells the story of Deborah. At 52 verses, it is the longest haftarah.  
Deborah (Hebrewדְּבוֹרָה, "bee";  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah

The full moon – and penumbral lunar eclipse – happened Friday night and Saturday morning (January 10-11, 2020). That means the moon is now in a waning gibbous phase, rising after nightfall and setting in a westward direction after sunrise. https://earthsky.org/tonight/see-daytime-moon-after-sunrise-2

Jan 10 - King Tides on Pacific coast - dangerous waves

Jan 12/13 - Moon and Regulus rise mid-evening
https://earthsky.org/tonight/julian-calendar-new-years-eve

1-11-2020 AM Sun, Mercury, Saturn with Jupiter (King Planet) in Sagittarius
Jupiter = Hebrew 'Tze•dek,' which means 'justice'

13 Jan 2020
13 Jan 2020

January Astronomy: Jupiter, Mercury and Saturn Play Hide and Seek Behind the Sun This Month
The waning moon appears in January’s morning sky, passing near Regulus on Jan. 13, 
Spica on Jan. 17, and Mars and Antares on Jan. 20; it appears to the upper right of Jupiter on Jan. 22.

Jan 27 AM - Venus, Moon, Neptune - Mercury, Saturn, Sun, Jupiter, Mars alignment

Jan 27 - Close approach of Venus and Neptune - Moon nearby in Aquarius (closest since 1984)



What's in the Sky
https://in-the-sky.org/
https://watchers.news/category/night-sky/

Roaring 20's have begun!  The sea, wind and waves are roaring loudly! 


“And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; 
and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity,
 the sea and the waves roaring;" - Luke 21:25

2 Samuel 22:31 - As for God, His way is perfect; The word of the Lord is proven;
 He is a shield to all who trust in Him.


Biblical Calendar – Starts in the spring
There is also a Civil calendar that begins with Rosh Hashanah in the fall.
Month – Religious/Civil on Hebrew calendar / Corresponding Gregorian months
10/4
Tibeth (Tivet)
December/January
Esther 2:16
11/5
Shebat(h)
January/February
Tu B'Shvat - New Year for Trees

10th Month – Tebeth – Winter rains begin (snow in some areas) Hanukkah / Feast of Dedication
-          Rabbinical calendar used in Israel (leap month added in error)

11th Month – Shebath –  Tu B'Shvat - New Year for Trees
       begins after the sighting of the new moon in Jerusalem
http://torahcalendar.com (no added month – aligned with new moon and agriculture)
  Historical events by Hebrew date:





Colossians 1:11 
Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, 
unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;



Proverbs‬ ‭1:2‬ ‭ 
“To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;”

‭‭📖 A chapter a day 😊 It’s not too late to start. 📯

Psalm 20 - 2020 - "Day of trouble"


Great Depression began in 1929

2020 – Clear Vision – Much associated with this number.
1920 – The “Roaring 20’s”

Prohibition in the United States was a nationwide constitutional ban on the production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages from 1920 to 1933.



Double Dates | Will 2020 be as eventful as 1717, 1818 and 1919?
An infamous pirate, Old Glory and a deadly flood of molasses all make appearances in the histories of 1717, 1818 and 1919, "double dates" that come along every 101 years.


The Economist released its annual standalone special issue, “The World in 2020.” 
In its 34th year, “The World In…” franchise looks at the year ahead and predicts the issues that will likely affect global affairs and the economy. It is available online now and newsstands Friday, Nov. 22.
The World in 2020 will build on more than three decades of publishing success: this will be the 34th edition. It will look ahead to America’s presidential election, a landmark year for China, the next stage of the Brexit saga, the Olympics in Tokyo, the World Expo in Dubai, technological excitements from flying cars to Mars rovers and a big year for Raphael and Beethoven, not to mention James Bond. A special supplement, 2020 Vision, will look at longer-term predictions. The World in 2020 is the flagship product of The World Ahead, The Economist’s future-focused franchise, which also includes The World If scenarios supplement as well as films, podcasts and live events. 
Headquarters Westminster, London - https://shop.economist.com/products/the-world-in-2020
Economist shareholders: Cadbury, Rothschild (21%)
Dec 31 / Jan 1 a common time to change UN leadership
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations

The United Nations has declared 2020 as the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH).

January 2020 - National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month

Jan 1 - World Day of Peace is a feast day of the Roman Catholic Church dedicated to universal peace, held on 1 January, the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of GodPope Paul VI established it in 1967, being inspired by the encyclical Pacem in Terris of Pope John XXIII and with reference to his own encyclical Populorum Progressio. The day was first observed on 1 January 1968  
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Day_of_Peace

Jan 1 - Twitter: We’re updating our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, effective 01 January 2020.  

Badgers / Tabernacle - Numbers 4:11 
And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put to the staves thereof:

1-1-20 - Badgers & Ducks at 106th Rose Bowl game
The Oregon Ducks win their third Rose Bowl in nine years.
Rewinding Oregon Ducks’ Rose Bowl victory against Wisconsin Badgers: Live updates recap
Updated 6:20 PM;Today 10:44 AM -
https://www.oregonlive.com/ducks/2020/01/oregon-ducks-vs-wisconsin-badgers-rose-bowl-live-score-updates-analysis.html

"Ducks" jersey - suicide Florida
A GoFundMe page set up to help with funeral costs has already exceeded its goal of $50,000. As of Wednesday afternoon, more than 1,000 people had donated over $64,000.  https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/florida-high-school-football-star-hit-train-suicide-was-under-n1109276

🌊 LEVIATHAN RISES FROM THE SEA 🌊
12-31 in Israel - https://youtu.be/5CdvOUXEsts
Isaiah 27:1 [ Israel Will Be Restored ] In that day the Lord with His severe sword, great and strong, Will punish Leviathan the fleeing serpent, Leviathan that twisted serpent; And He will slay the reptile that is in the sea.

1-1 - LA Quake / Anaheim - Pasadena Rose Parade
3.3 earthquake strikes near Anaheim on New Year's Day ...
January 1, 2020 at 12:39 pm | UPDATED:  1:02 pm 
A 3.3-earthquake sent a short jolt through north Orange County and southeast Los Angeles - felt in region; no damage reported.
3.3 M 2020/01/01 02:38:35 33.813N 117.685W  8.8   11 km ( 7 mi) ENE of North Tustin, CA
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake was recorded at 2:38 a.m. Wednesday one mile from Anaheim, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The earthquake occurred three miles from Orange, three miles from Corona - depth of 5.5 miles

The theme of the 2020 parade is "The Power of Hope." - 131st Parade
Spectators started lining the 5.5-mile (8.9-kilometer) route

4.5 231km SSE of L'Esperance Rock, New Zealand
2020-01-02 00:32:53 (UTC)
Jan 1 – “Messiah” is an upcoming American thriller web television series created by Michael Petroni. The first season will consist of ten episodes, which will be released on Netflix on January 1, 2020. Wikipedia  

Man missing at Grand Canyon for 11 days has been found alive
The La Porte, Texas man was found by rangers Thursday morning.
Jan 2, 2020  2:09 PM PSTUpdated: 3:39 PM PST Jan2  - Missing since Dec 22 - 
https://www.kgw.com/article/news/nation-world/man-missing-at-grand-canyon-for-11-days-has-been-found-alive/75-39474f94-f412-427c-93e9-e312282d1714

Jan 2 - Taiwan’s military chief and seven others have died after a helicopter carrying high-level defense officials crash-landed Thursday morning in a mountainous region south of capital Taipei.
https://time.com/5757643/taiwan-helicopter-crash-shen-yi-ming-dead/

Jan 2-4 - Netanyahu Arrives in Athens to Sign Eastern Mediterranean Pipeline Deal
1,111 views•Jan 2, 2020 - https://youtu.be/9dojJ4Rivmg
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will pay a formal visit to Athens from January 2-4 and sign the Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between Greece, Israel and Cyprus for the East Med pipeline with his Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades.
PM Netanyahu Holds Trilateral meeting with Greek PM and President of Cyprus - https://youtu.be/KowL6ejNJ8A
Netanyahu takes off for Athens natural gas summit [Leviathan]
'The gas pipeline that we are now going to promote... will revolutionize Israel’s energy picture'
https://www.youtube.com/user/IsraeliPM/videos - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leviathan_gas_field

Jan 3 (Baghdad, Iraq) Qasem Soleimani (Persianقاسم سلیمانی‎) (11 March 1957 – 3 January 2020) was an Iranian Major general in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and since 1998 commander of its Quds Force—a division primarily responsible for extraterritorial military and clandestine operations. Soleimani began his military career in the beginning of the Iran–Iraq War of the 1980s, during which he commanded the 41st Division
https://twitter.com/farnazfassihi - Journalist - War Correspondent | Mideast & Iran Expert 
The Associated Press said Iraqi officials had confirmed Soleimani's death and said he was identified by a ring he wore. Other sources said the strikes hit two cars, which were set on fire, making it difficult to confirm the identities of those who died.
Top Iranian General Soleimani Killed at Baghdad Airport, January 2020 - https://youtu.be/JYLnPLSsAXg
Three Katyusha rockets fell on Baghdad International Airport, the Iraqi military-run Security Media Cell said early on Friday. https://youtu.be/KkWJ_y6sFQ8 - https://paulthepoke.com/2020/01/02/top-iranian-general-soleimani-killed-at-baghdad-airport-january-2020/

Jan 3, 1924 = King Tut's Sarcophagus is Uncovered - Pharaoh Tutankhamen near Luxor, Egypt
Closes Jan 27. Final Weekend SOLD OUT. The Discovery of King Tut – Portland, OR - https://omsi.edu/kingtut

Jan 3 - President Donald Trump speaks during an "Evangelicals for Trump Coalition Launch" at King Jesus International Ministry, in Miami - https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-looks-cement-expand-evangelical-support-launch-new-2020-coalition-n1110336

Jan 3 = (Month 11 Day 8 ) - "Bo" (Go) Parashah for the week -  Exodus 10:1-13:16

2016, 2018, 2020?? -  All things that have previously caught our attention!!
Jan 3, 2018 -  The Ark of Noah, a floating Bible museum, crashes into ships in Urk during a storm
VIDEO: NOAH'S ARK BREAKS LOOSE IN STORM, SLAMS INTO BOATS DOCKED IN URK HARBOR By Zack Newmark on January 3, 2018 - 15:40
Wind gusts of about 107 kilometers per hour were reported just north of Urk at the time of the accident. Gusts nearing 119 km/h were measured in the middle of the lake, according to Weerplaza.
June 10, 2016 - Ark collision - 572 days -  1 year, 6 months, 24 days excluding the end date
Replica of Noah’s Ark Is Damaged in Oslo Harbor Collision
 Heavy Rains Bring Noah’s Covenant Rainbow to the Temple Mount (video) 
Seasonal prayers are being answered by heavy winter rains that are revitalizing the land of Israel. Joshua Wander, a resident of the Mount of Olives, made a video of a rainbow over the Temple Mount. The rainbow was created as a sign of the covenant with Noah in which God promised never to destroy the world by flood again.
Dec 27, 2019  1:22 pm - https://www.breakingisraelnews.com/142322/heavy-rains-bring-noahs-covenant-rainbow-to-the-temple-mount/
NOAH WARNING FOR JANUARY 3, 2020 - https://youtu.be/BZ3nL9GY9IA - Article time stamp 10:11

Jan 2-4 - Israel - Greece - Cyprus - Gas Summit / Leviathan Eastern Mediterranean Pipeline Deal
Saturday, 4 January 2020 22:11 UTC
Magnitude: 4.2 Depth: 10.0 km  37.9°N / 26.39°E  (Greece)  
https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/greece.html

Jan 4 - Iran’s Jamkaran Mosque: Red Flag Raised Signaling Revenge for Suleimani


WATCH: Iran unveils red flag of revenge against America at mosqueThe flag, inscribed with the words “Those who want to avenge the blood of Hussein,” was hoisted above the mosque’s shrine for what local reports claimed was the first time in history…  The grandson of Muhammad, Hussein was decapitated in A.D. 680 during the Second Islamic Civil War.
Jamarkaran Mosque is one of the holiest sites in Shiite Islam and one of the mosques associated with the Mahdi, also known as the 12th Imam. Some Muslims believe the Mahdi is alive but hidden and will emerge to rule the world shortly before the Day of Judgment. Referencing the Mahdi, the speaker called, "O Allah, hasten your custodian reappearance," as the flag was raised.


Red flag of 'revenge' for Soleimani hoisted on Jamkaran Mosque in Iran

After completing a series of static fire engine tests of the #CrewDragon spacecraft, SpaceX is ready to put their launch escape system to the test during an in-flight abort demonstration.
NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administrationand SpaceX are targeting no earlier than Jan. 4, 2020, for the test from Launch Complex 39A: https://go.nasa.gov/38rjvda

Indonesia tries cloud seeding as flood death toll rises to 46

Kenya says starts spraying of locusts seen as threat to food security
THE Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) is reporting that the Middle East and North Africa are seeing the worst locust invasion in 70 years.
The locusts have, to date, destroyed 70,000 hectares of farmland in Somalia and Ethiopia, threatening food supplies in both countries. https://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFKBN1Z406Q-OZATP
70 signifies redemption and/or judgment in the Bible,

The World's Largest Corpse Flower Is Blooming Right Now (and It Stinks)
It smells like rotting flesh — found in Indonesia! The rafflesia plant is often referred to as a "monster flower" for its parasitic properties and repugnant stench. Indonesian wildlife officials might've found the most monstrous flower of them all.
A rafflesia that recently bloomed in a West Sumatran forest is nearly 4 feet in diameter -- that would make it the largest flower ever recorded, according to the Natural Resources and Conservation Center in West Sumatra. Curiously, it was the same location (and host plant) that produced what was the largest rafflesia ever recorded back in 2017. But this monster flower is 4 inches wider. The plant has no roots or leaves -- it's parasitic. The rafflesia feeds on a host plant to live, drinking its water and nutrients. It's only visible when it bursts through the host plant to reveal its flowers. - https://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/ny-indonesian-jungle-monster-flower-found-scientists-20200104-whcllowiobfuvjq2zbvmel4nve-story.html
https://www.livescience.com/largest-corpse-flower-bloom-discovered.html
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/03/world/worlds-largest-flower-indonesia-scn-trnd/index.html

Jan 5 - Paradise lost: residents flee Eden as Australia fires race towards them
'Eden is no longer safe': Apocalyptic scenes as fire threatens
Highway from hell: Thousands are ordered to flee
As heatwave bakes Australia on land, an unprecedented marine heatwave causes fish kills in the ocean - Mainland Australia is bracing for a heatwave so intense it could rewrite the history books, but it is not just the land that is sweltering.

July 5- Jan 5 - Culture Under Attack, Imperial War Museums London will showcase the Lion of Mosul replica at its "What Remains" exhibit beginning Friday. The exhibit explores "why culture and heritage are attacked during war."
https://www.iwm.org.uk/events/what-remains (see July 5th events for more) - https://youtu.be/ilpw0rqQP0k 




Jan. 5, 1881 - Alexandria obelisk #2 reached its destination in NYC (at Central Park)
(Cleopatra’s Needle – twin to London’s obelisk) –
Jan 20 - turning structure assembled
January 22, 1881 - Alexandria Obelisk #2 placed on its pedestal
Alexandria Obelisk - Cleopatra’s Needle - NYC - Central Park - The Met  

Jan 5 - ritual Golden Globes - "Top Prize" "Crown" "1917" "Once Upon A Time" - Leo & Pitt

INSANE FLOODING IN ISRAEL: One Dead, Dozens Rescued After vehicle Swept Away [VIDEOS]
A 72-year-old man drowned on HaNachal Street in Binyamina due to the heavy rains that have poured down on the coastal region of Israel. The son, a 27-year-old man and resident of Arara ...
Highway 66 near Megiddo was closed to traffic - La Guardia interchange was closed 
In the town of Balfouria, four people were trapped in numerous vehicles. Seven squads of firefighters using cranes were required to evacuate them from their vehicles.
A Super-rare Storm Smashed Into Israel This Weekend. Forecast: Expect More in the Future

Jan 6 - UN chief Guterres calls for 'maximum restraint', hinting at US-Iran escalation
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres expressed deep concern Monday over rising global discord and called for "maximum restraint" amid escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran after the United States killed an Iranian military commander. https://youtu.be/3ntoZ4GOlls
Stop escalation, urges UN chief, as geopolitical tensions reach ‘highest level this century’
Images of Iran's cultural sites trend after Trump's threats "52 sites" - https://youtu.be/ayS6w9HsJbg

Jan 6 – Orthodox Epiphany
Jan 7 – Orthodox Christmas (Julian calendar)


Dan 6:10
Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; 
and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, 
he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, 
and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.


Jan 6 - Puerto Rican natural wonder, Punta Ventana, collapses amid 5.8 magnitude earthquake - One of Puerto Rico’s iconic natural wonders — a soaring stone arch along the southern coast known as Punta Ventana or Window Point — collapsed early Monday as the island was celebrating Three Kings Day


Jan 7TWO 6.6 M and a 6.0 M - PUERTO RICO has been hit by an earthquake measuring a huge 6.6 in magnitude killing one person and injuring several others - one day after a quake destroyed the island's Playa Ventana rock formation. (M later down-graded) After the first quake of magnitude 6.6, two strong aftershocks have followed of 5.6 and 5.8. “Whole country is awake. High earthquake felt all over the island. Electrical grid collapsed. Aftershocks currently being felt allover the place.” https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51023554 - https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1224941/puerto-rico-earthquake-sismo-san-juan-earthquake-USGS-emsc-csem
Earthquakes Hit Puerto Rico Two Days in a Row - https://youtu.be/Tcu9_Hh1WpI
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck Puerto Rico before dawn on Tuesday, less than a day after another one hit the U.S. territory and caused heavy damage in some areas.



Nikola Tesla was a Serbian-American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, and futurist who is best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current electricity supply system.
BornJuly 10, 1856, Smiljan, Croatia

Song “Lazarus released on 7 January 2016three days before Bowie's death

Jan 7 (article 1-10) - Rush drummer Neil Peart dead at 67: 'Rest in peace brother'
 inspiration from drummers such as Keith Moon   / Juno Award 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Peart -  daughter Selena died at 19 yrs./wife died 10 mos. later
Greek Selēnē, mythological goddess of the moon.
Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing RoadPeart took a long sabbatical to mourn and reflect, and travelled extensively on his motorcycle, covering 88,000 km (55,000 mi).  
 2011-06-09  - Neil Peart - Drum Solo - Letterman - https://youtu.be/4Crc7fCqJ1o
Neil Peart’s Time Machine Drum Kit - copper leaf and silver alchemy symbols 
1968–2018 -  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rush_(band) - Labels: Moon, Mercury, Anthem  
2002–2009: Comeback, Vapor Trails, and Snakes & Arrows
2009–2013: Time Machine Tour and Clockwork Angels

Jan 7/8Operation Martyr Soleimani, January 2020 - https://youtu.be/x5FByAjq4EY
Iran has launched a series of missiles from Iran towards American military bases in Iraq.

Jan 6 - Greece's Prime Minister Mitsotakis in Tampa Bay for Epiphany
Jan 7 – Remarks by President Trump and Prime Minister Mitsotakis of the Hellenic Republic Before Bilateral Meeting - https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-prime-minister-mitsotakis-hellenic-republic-bilateral-meeting/ - - https://youtu.be/8dtdfElttNg
Jan 8 - Reception in Honor of the Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic and Mrs. Mitsotaki - https://youtu.be/AIbzv6Q30_s - https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-vice-president-pence-reception-honor-prime-minister-hellenic-republic/
Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic (GreekΕλληνική Δημοκρατία), also known as Hellas (Greek: Ελλάς) 
 Ottoman Empire (traditional starting date of the Greek War of Independence), 15 January 1822 (official declaration)

Jan 8 - TurkStream Pipeline - Commissioned 
The Turkish and Russian presidents launched TurkStream gas pipeline, which will carry Russian natural gas to Europe through Turkey. https://youtu.be/LZofOH0xvt4
Russian President Vladimir Putin, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and officials attend a ceremony marking the formal launch of the TurkStream natural gas pipeline, in Istanbul, Turkey January 8, 2020. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-russia-pipeline/turkey-russia-launch-turkstream-pipeline-carrying-gas-to-europe-idUSKBN1Z71WP

Jan 9 - Pokémon Go Gen 4 - 107 new Pokémon "Pocket Monster" - list released so far, and every creature from Diamond and Pearl's region listed  - Every creature from Gen 4 that will one day be available in Pokémon Go.
Pokémon had a fantastic 2019 with Sword and Shield
"Bo" (Go) Parashah for the week -  Exodus 10:1-13:16 - https://torahcalendar.com/

The government bill paving the way for the UK’s exit from the European Union on 31 January has completed its passage through the House of Commons, amid warnings that it may lead to the break-up of the United Kingdom.
The EU Withdrawal Agreement Bill passed its third reading in the Commons by 330 votes to 231 – a government majority of 99.
The bill now goes to the House of Lords on Monday and is expected to reach the statute book in time for Boris Johnson to hit his target of delivering Brexit by the end of this month.



Jan 9 - Mexico’s Popocatepetl volcano erupted Thursday sending lava and rocks spewing from the rim and a column of smoke billowing 3 kilometers into the sky.
https://youtu.be/Z6r3E7O3DWc


IMMINENT 
The rapture could occur at any moment (1 Thessalonians 4:13-181 Corinthians 15:50-54) and can rightly be called “imminent.”
Our salvation is “ready to be revealed in the last time” (1 Peter 1:5). Jesus could return for His own at any moment, and that event will set in motion the series of events detailed in Revelation 6-18. Like the five wise virgins in Jesus’ parable (Matthew 25:1-13), we must be ready. “Be on the alert then, for you do not know the day nor the hour” (Matthew 25:13).  

Trump's evolving account of Soleimani's 'imminent threat'
Pompeo reasserts that Soleimani posed imminent threat, but won't define 'imminent'
'Imminent' Threat — Trump Justification Of Attack On Iranian General — Is Undefined
CNN reporter presses Pompeo to define 'imminent'
Storms Coming, Two Warning Sirens Remain Offline in Dallas After October Tornadoes
In case of imminent threat, the National Weather Service and/or Dallas OEM will send out Wireless Emergency Alerts to smart phones in the areas where the sirens are not functioning.
https://www.nbcdfw.com/weather/weather-connection/storms-coming-two-warning-sirens-remain-offline-in-dallas-after-october-tornadoes/2289867/

Jan 10, 1920 - League of Nations officially founded
Treaty of Versailles 10 January 1920  - 100th Anniversary!!! 

• First meeting 16 January 1920
The Covenant of the League of Nations was signed on 28 June 1919 as Part I of the Treaty of Versaillesand it became effective together with the rest of the Treaty on 10 January 1920  

January 10: ON THIS DAY in 1920, the German Peace Treaty Protocol was signed
Clock Room of the Quai d'Orsay - https://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/versailles.html - 
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 Delegates sitting and standing around a table. Behind them is a highly ornate and gilded room with chandeliers, cherubs, and a statue of Victory above the fireplace.

Jan 8, 1918 - Speaking before the U.S. Congress, President Woodrow Wilson enumerated the last of his Fourteen Points, which called for a “general association of nations…formed under specific covenants 

Nations Need Leadership, Not a League
Wilson’s international hegemon failed 100 years ago, and today’s tries fare no better.
Fifty lessons from the Treaty of Versailles, 100 years after the 'war to end all wars' failed to end all wars 

Almost three years to the day from the Arch’s debut in London!
Replica of Palmyra’s Triumphal Arch displayed April 12-27, 2019
at The Palace of Nations, Geneva, Switzerland – It served as the headquarters of the League of Nations 
and is the current home of the United Nations Office at Geneva
Part 6 – April 2019 – Palace of Nations, UNCOG Geneva, Switzerland

Jan 10, 1920 - Treaty of Versailles / League of Nations effective
Jan 10, 1920 - German Peace Treaty Protocol signed in the Clock Room, Quai d'Orsay
Jan 10, 1946 – U.N. General Assembly convened in London
Tu B'Shevat 1949 - Israeli Constituent Assembly first convened (Knesset) (Hebrew calendar)
Jan 10, 1984 – USA  established full diplomatic relations with the Vatican for the first time in 116 years
Tu B'Shevat 1949 - Israeli Constituent Assembly first convened (Knesset) (Hebrew calendar)
Jan 10, 2020 – Tu B'Shevat - New Year for Trees (new moon sighted calendar)
Jan 10, 2020 - Penumbral Lunar Eclipse - Visible in Israel
Jan 10, 2020 - Full “Wolf” Moon
Jan 10, 2020 – Mercury at superior solar conjunction


Tu B'Shevat 1949 - 71st Anniversary of Knesset 
Israeli Parliamentary Government First Met

Jeremiah 1:11
HEB: וָאֹמַ֕ר מַקֵּ֥ל שָׁקֵ֖ד אֲנִ֥י רֹאֶֽה׃
I see a rod of an almond tree.

Jan 10 - New Year for Trees - Tu B'Shevat – (11 month 15th day)

Celestial Signs (more above)
Jan 10, 2020
Jan 10 @ 1:11 p.m ET – Full “Wolf” Moon    
Jan 10 - Penumbral Lunar Eclipse - Visible in Israel!!!!

Jan 10, 1920 - League of Nations officially founded
Treaty of Versailles 10 January 1920  - 100th Anniversary!!! 
January 10: ON THIS DAY in 1920, the German Peace Treaty Protocol was signed

Tree studies:
https://tammyjdub.blogspot.com/2018/01/tree-ets-genesis-111.html


Jan 10, 2016 - Greece elected Kyriakos Mitsotakis Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic (Harvard grad)

Jan 10, 1946 - Project Diana (moon goddess) "bounces radio waves off moon"
Jan 10, 1981 – Jared Kushner’s birthday
Jan 10, 2016 – David Bowie’s death

Jan 10, 2020 - Doodle only shown in Chile, Iceland, and Italy!!!
Creepy eye   - Literary movement called Creationism, where a poet would make real something that doesn't exist, so the poems are full of metaphors. (moon, eyes, stars, birds) - a well-known phrase: "Let the verse be like a key / that opens a thousand doors."
https://www.google.com/doodles/vicente-huidobros-127th-birthday

Jan 10 - Islamabad, Pakistan - Bomb attack targets Worshippers at Quetta mosque, killing 14. Senior police official among dead as bomb explodes at mosque packed with dozens of people offering sunset prayers.
At least 14 people have been killed and more than 20 others wounded in a bomb attack on a mosque during sunset prayers in the southwest Pakistan city of Quetta. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/01/bomb-attack-targets-worshipers-quetta-mosque-killing-14-200110153518661.html

Jan 10 - Oman's leader - the longest-serving ruler in the Middle East, Sultan Qaboos bin Said al-Said, has died at the age of 79.  A fourteenth-generation descendant of the founder of the House of Al Said. His cousin Haitham bin Tariq Al Said has been sworn-in as his successor.
Who was Sultan Qaboos bin Said al-Said of Oman? https://youtu.be/lyFbHCJcR5s
Oman declares three days of mourning for Sultan Qaboos - https://youtu.be/KnUZidK3rzs
October 2018, Qaboos invited Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu to visit Oman - https://twitter.com/IsraeliPM/status/1216048786780323841


"Oman, Qaboos" - Omen / Amen / Caboose - The End

Jan 10/11 - Parashah #16 Scripture Readings "Be-Shallach" (When He Had Sent)
Exodus 13:17-17:16, Judges 4:4-5:31
 - Crossing at the Red Sea!!!
Beshalach, Beshallach, or Beshalah (בְּשַׁלַּח — Hebrew for "when [he] let go"
The haftarah for Beshalach tells the story of Deborah. At 52 verses, it is the longest haftarah.  
Deborah (Hebrewדְּבוֹרָה, "bee";   (see Jan 10/11 celestial notes above - Moon at Cancer M44)

Greek Orthodox property – 1958 - Israel Knesset history
Ten years after Israel was born, ground owned by the Greek Orthodox Church was broken for Israel’s migratory parliament. Thus, starting in March 1950, the Knesset convened in Beit Froumine, a new structure on King George V Street in Jerusalem, originally intended to house a bank.
 https://www.haaretz.com/jewish/.premium-this-day-construction-on-the-knesset-begins-1.5314939

11.21.19 - 1.11.20 - NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN - (eyes, abstract)
 - https://www.g-mf.org/ Goss-Michael FoundationDallas, Texas
George Michael was born Giorgos Kyriakos Panayiotou (Greek father).
[Last Christmas song/death/sister also/Julian calendar – January 13, 2020]  

Storms Coming, Two Warning Sirens Remain Offline in Dallas After October Tornadoes
In case of imminent threat, the National Weather Service and/or Dallas OEM will send out Wireless Emergency Alerts to smart phones in the areas where the sirens are not functioning.
Jan 10 - https://www.nbcdfw.com/weather/weather-connection/storms-coming-two-warning-sirens-remain-offline-in-dallas-after-october-tornadoes/2289867/


Jan 12 - Volcano erupts near Manila, spewing smoke and ash miles into the sky
The volcano is located on an island in the middle of Taal lake
Philippines volcano: Thousands evacuated as Taal spews ash
A volcano in the Philippines has emitted a giant plume of ash, prompting authorities to order the evacuation of some 8,000 people living nearby. The plume coming from the Taal volcano, south of the capital Manila, stretched about 1km (0.6 miles) into the sky. Rumbling sounds and tremors were also reported around Taal - the Philippines' second-most active volcano - on Sunday. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-51083515




Degradation of marriage: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-50953410
Jan 13 - Civil partnerships will be available to opposite-sex couples in Northern Ireland

Jan 13 – Julian New Year’s Eve - https://earthsky.org/?p=249389
Jan 14 – Julian New Year – Jan. 1, 2020

Jan 14-24, 1943 – Allied leaders arrived in Casablanca in French Morocco to plan their strategy for the next stage of the war. The Conference (codenamed SYMBOL) – attended by FDR and Churchill. 


Jan 14 - Rome - opening session of the Abrahamic Faiths Initiative (AFI) hosted by Callista L. Gingrich, U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See. This remarkable gathering of faith leaders was organized by a U.S. non-profit organization, the Multi-Faith Neighbors Network (MFNN), under the leadership of Pastor Bob Roberts, Imam Mohamed Magid, and Rabbi David Saperstein, with the support of U.S. Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback. - Pontifical Gregorian University



Jan 15, 1822 – Greece Independence (official declaration) - Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic (GreekΕλληνική Δημοκρατία), also known as Hellas (Greek: Ελλάς) 
 Ottoman Empire (traditional starting date of the Greek War of Independence)
1822 – Greek War of IndependenceDemetrios Ypsilantis elected president of the legislative assembly.
Greek Independence Day, national holiday celebrated annually in Greece on March 25, commemorating the start of the War of Greek Independence in 1821. It coincides with the Greek Orthodox Church’s celebration of the Annunciation to the Theotokos, when the Archangel Gabriel appeared to Mary and told her that she would bear the son of God.
  "Athens of the South" - The Nashville Parthenon Glorifies Ancient Greece — and the Confederacy (article)
100th anniversary of Tennessee statehood - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthenon_(Nashville)
In Greek mythology, Athena was believed to have been born from the head of her father Zeus. In the founding myth of Athens, Athena bested Poseidon in a competition over patronage of the city by creating the first olive tree. She was known as Athena Parthenos ("Athena the Virgin")
Ancient Akkadian cylinder seal (dating c. 2334–2154 BC) depicting Inanna, the goddess of war, armored and carrying weapons, resting her foot on the back of a lion.


Jan 15, 1949 India Army Day

Jan 16, 1920 - First meeting of the Covenant of the League of Nations  (see Jan 10 above) 

Jan 18 - Awaken 2020 at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe / Phoenix / ASU

Proverbs 18 - The Name of the Lord Is a Strong Tower


Revelation 18 - The Fall of Babylon the Great

Jan 19 - Libyan Peace Summit - Berlin
All eyes on Berlin as Libya rivals, world powers set for talks
Representatives from Libya's warring sides, as well as from several nations, due to meet in latest bid to end fighting.
Berlin Libya conference: A first step toward peace? 'Key' for the whole region
Libya peace conference in Berlin: arrivals, family photo, start of summit

Jan, 20,1945 - Auschwitz history - Wannsee Conference in Berlin

Jan 20-24 – World Economic Forum in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland
List of Presidential attendees: Eugene Scalia, Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner, etc.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/president-trump-announces-presidential-delegation-switzerland-attend-world-economic-forum-3/
January 23 to 26 - Trump Plans to Attend the World Economic Forum in Davos
Coming soon to Davos: A Trump stink bomb - The president will take his populist show to the annual Swiss gathering of global financial, political and media elites. - It is notable, however, that Trump’s Davos appearance — the exact day of his speech has not yet been announced — will come just days before his Jan. 30 State of the Union address.
See Jan 24 

Jan 20 - MLK "King" day


Jan 21 - A large meteor lit up the night sky over Israel with a blue flash so bright it was seen in neighboring Lebanon and Cyprus.
One witness was driving along Route 6 on Tuesday evening when suddenly he saw a blue ball flash through the sky. He later discovered his dashboard camera had captured the sight. The Israeli Astronomical Association said there had been 144 reported sightings of the meteor in three countries.



Jan 23 - Fifth World Holocaust Forum at Yad Vashem, the Israeli Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem 
PREPARING THE flags at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem for next week’s arrival of world leaders. One after the other, kings, presidents, prime ministers and other leaders of 46 different countries will land at Ben-Gurion Airport’s Terminal 1, which will be closed to commercial flights, and head to their hotels in the capital. This unprecedented number of high-level foreign delegations will be in Jerusalem to mark 75 years since the liberation of Auschwitz, as part of the Fifth World Holocaust Forum, in an event titled “Remembering the Holocaust: Fighting Antisemitism,” hosted by President Reuven Rivlin and Yad Vashem.
It’s “the biggest event since the establishment of the state,” Foreign Minister Israel Katz said in a video message on Thursday.
https://www.jpost.com/Diaspora/World-leaders-converge-on-Jerusalem-614417
1-23 - Fifth World Holocaust Forum at Yad Vashem, the Israeli Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem - Founder Dr. Moshe Kantor is a prominent public figure, international philanthropist and scientist.  
Kantor family - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viatcheslav_Moshe_Kantor
Kantor family in the news Florida gov. buys property
French President, Emmanuel Macron will be staying in the King David Hotel. Britain's Prince Charles will also he hosted at the King David Hotel.
Russian President Vladimir Putin will be staying at the David Citadel Hotel
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/274740


Jan 23 - 25 Muslim faith leaders make ‘groundbreaking’ visit to Auschwitz
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s strategy to modernize the kingdom



Jan 24 – Soros speech / “Closing curtain” - https://youtu.be/NFVeI48_ows
Davos 2020: Soros speaks out; facial recognition tech under the microscope - https://youtu.be/5TwBBHdKVvo

Davos - Israel - Holocaust Memorial - Pres. Abbas - Christians - Olive Tree
Prince Charles Calls for "Lasting Peace" During a Speech in Bethlehem
During his time in Bethlehem, Prince Charles visited both the Mosque of Omar, and the Church of the Nativity, which was built on the site where Jesus is said to have been born. Per the BBC, he said that Bethlehem "embodied the 'vital co-existence between Christians and Muslims.'" The Prince of Wales delivered a speech at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem
Rivlin welcomes future king, recalling his youth during the British Mandate period; royal plants tree as ‘symbol of hope.’  President’s Residence’s garden to plant an English oak.
Rivlin noted that his life had begun 80 years ago in Jerusalem as a citizen of the British Mandate of Palestine. “I was born as a subject of your grandfather King George VI,” the president told the prince. “And when I was in high school, your mother became the Queen of England. I still remember these days. I still remember the day that you took down the British flag and we put on the Israeli flag after the establishment of our state in 1948.” Israel adopted “many traditions from the British era,” including principles of the law, Rivlin said.
“We will always remember how your grandmother, Princess Alice, who is buried here on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, saved the lives of many Jews during the Holocaust,” Rivlin told the prince.
Prince Charles Welcomed to Bethlehem on First Official Visit
Prince Charles calls for 'freedom and equality' for Palestinians
Prince Charles: ‘It Breaks My Heart’ to See Palestinian Suffering
https://youtu.be/mrNrYA2bYH4 - The Prince of Wales delivered a speech at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem - https://twitter.com/ClarenceHouse
Prince Charles Talks About His Children And Grandchildren In Moving Speech
A meeting of minds at Davos between Prince Charles and Greta Thunberg - https://youtu.be/uLsNb8py1MI - (see Jan 25 for more)


January 24, 1916 -   landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court upheld the validity of a tax statute called the Revenue Act of 1913, also known as the Tariff Act, Ch. 16, 38 Stat. 166 (October 3, 1913), enacted pursuant to Article I, section 8, clause 1 of, and the Sixteenth Amendment to, the United States Constitution, allowing a federal income tax


Jan 24 - HOUSTON – Two people were killed early Friday morning in an explosion that shook northwest Houston, according to officials. The blast was reported at about 4:20 a.m. at Watson Grinding and Manufacturing near the corner of Gessner and Clay Roads.  https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2020/01/24/large-explosion-causes-buildings-home-to-rattle-in-west-houston-police-say/



Jan 24 - 47th annual March for Life - Washington D.C. https://marchforlife.org

Jan 24 - Pope encourages U.S. Vice President Mike Pence at Vatican: Your role is not easy -  The two met privately for one hour.
The U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See, Callista Gingrich and her husband, Newt Gingrich were the next to greet the Holy Father, ahead of Pence's delegation.
Then it was time for the gifts. Mike Pence gave the pope a cross made from a tree in the garden at the Vice President's residence.
Every Vice President, since Walter Mondale has lived in the home.
This is a large medallion made here in the Vatican. This is the angel of peace.
The pope went on to explain that the angel on the medallion already conquered the demon of war. Then, as to reaffirm the message, he gave the vice president the message of peace that he signed the same morning.
The pope joked about giving him each of his pontifical texts and his document on human fraternity.

Jan 25 – Chinese Lunar New Year – https://www.google.com/doodles/lunar-new-year-2020-multiple-countries - https://www.google.com/doodles - Year of the Rat


UK Israel Peace Mission – Jerusalem – Bethlehem – Abbas - Nativiity - Mt. of Olives
The Prince of Wales visited the grave of his grandmother Princess Alice as part of a trip to Jerusalem for a number of Holocaust commemoration events.
Princess Alice gave shelter to a Jewish family during the Nazi occupation of Greece in the Second World War. Her remains were buried in the Church of St Mary Magdalene above the Garden of Gethsemane in Jerusalem.
“We will always remember how your grandmother, Princess Alice, who is buried here on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, saved the lives of many Jews during the Holocaust,” Rivlin told the prince.
2017 article - The Prince of Wales has spoken movingly about the role his grandmother played in saving the lives of a Jewish family as he met Holocaust survivors in Austria. During the Second World War, Princess Alice, the Duke of Edinburgh’s mother and Charles’s grandmother, sheltered a number of Jewish people when Greece was occupied. Alice – who is buried in Israel – was recognised by Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial as a Righteous Among the Nations, and was posthumously awarded the British Government’s Hero of the Holocaust medal.
Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark was born in Mon Repos on the Greek island of Corfu on 10 June 1921, the only son and fifth and final child of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Alice of Battenberg. 
- maternal grandfather, Prince Louis of Battenberg, then known as Louis Mountbatten
Princess Alice of Battenberg (Victoria Alice Elizabeth Julia Marie; 25 February 1885 – 5 December 1969) was the mother of Prince Philip and mother-in-law of Queen Elizabeth II.
A great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria, she was born in Windsor Castle and grew up in the United Kingdom, the German Empire, and the Mediterranean. A Hessian princess by birth, she was a member of the Battenberg family, a morganatic branch of the House of Hesse-Darmstadt.

Her remains were transferred from a vault in her birthplace, Windsor Castle, to a Russian Orthodox convent, the Church of Mary Magdalene, on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem in 1988.

Jan 25 - Boeing 777x - flight delayed - Maiden Flight Saturday
The 777X, a larger and more efficient version of Boeing’s successful 777 mini-jumbo, took off outside Seattle at 10:09 a.m. local time (1.09 p.m. ET) after high winds forced the company to postpone two earlier attempts this week.
 Flight at 10:09 PT - Greek: botrus: a cluster of grapes, Hebrew: Beth Arebel: "house of God's ambush," a place in Palestine
1:09 ET - Greek: aér: air, Hebrew: adab: to grieve

 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-boeing-777x/boeing-777x-jetliner-begins-maiden-flight-idUSKBN1ZO0QA
Jan 25 - 888 days from Aug 21, 2017 Eclipse - 7 Salems
http://tammyjdub.blogspot.com/2017/08/americas-eclipse.html - from Salem, Oregon



In 1788, first European settlers in Australia, led by Capt. Arthur Phillip, landed in present-day Sydney
In 1837, Michigan became the 26th state.
In 1870, Virginia rejoined the Union.
In 1934, the 125th Street Apollo Theater opened in New York City’s Harlem district. Feb 1 – Black History
In 1962, the United States launched Ranger 3 to land scientific instruments on the moon — but the probe ended up missing its target by more than 22,000 miles.

Jan 26 - Kobe Bryant, four others killed in helicopter crash in Calabasas, California – LA Lakers star
Kobe Bryant, 41, the legendary basketball star who spent 20 years with the Los Angeles Lakers, was killed when the helicopter he was traveling in crashed and burst into flames Sunday morning amid foggy conditions in the hills above Calabasas - https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-01-26/aircraft-slams-into-hillside-explodes-in-flames-near-calabasas - Kobe helicopter cartoon: https://youtu.be/emRzZYk1A2Q
Born in Philadelphia, HS jersey No. 33 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Bryant
Kobe means Supplanter and is of Hebrew origin
Jacob, Ιακωβ, son of Isaac and Rebekah, father of tribes of Israel (explanation from עָקֵב heel Genesis 25:26; Hosea 12:4; i.e. supplanter
Kobe Bryant, whose name was inspired by a Japanese steak house
Kobe is also said to consist of two kanji "Ko" (meaning 'god') and "Be" (meaning 'door') which may also fit since the city of Kobe was built around a shrine which opened the doors to Japanese gods
1-26 - Kobe Bryant, 13-Year-Old Daughter Among 9 Dead in Calabasas Helicopter Crash - https://ktla.com/2020/01/26/kobe-bryant-dies-in-calabasas-area-helicopter-crash-that-left-no-survivors-variety/
Orange Coast College baseball coach John Altobelli, wife and daughter die in helicopter crash with Kobe Bryant - https://www.ocregister.com/2020/01/26/orange-coast-college-baseball-coach-john-altobelli-dies-in-helicopter-crash-with-kobe-bryant
‘We Are in His House’: Grammys Open With Moment of Silence for Kobe at Staples Center - https://ktla.com/2020/01/26/we-are-in-his-house-grammys-open-with-moment-of-silence-for-kobe-at-staples-center/
1-26 - 62nd Grammy Awards - (ritual)https://www.grammy.com/
 Ariana Grande, 26, shuts down Grammys 2020 red carpet in giant dress
https://pagesix.com/2020/01/26/ariana-grande-shuts-down-grammys-2020-red-carpet-in-giant-dress 
Billy Porter's crystalized outfit - freak fest! 
Best Reggae Album - Koffee - Rapture
Koffee come in like a rapture
And everybody get capture
Place lift up like helicopter

Jan 26 - Netanyahu: 'Trump deal is a once-in-history opportunity'
Such an opportunity “to secure Israel’s future,” will not come again, Netanyahu warned.
https://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Netanyahu-Trump-deal-is-a-once-in-history-opportunity-615348
As he boarded his Boeing 777 en route to to the American capital
Hebrew 777 - Artsa: an Israelite - From 'erets; earthiness; Artsa, an Israelite – Arza
Greek 777 - asitos: without eating, fasting

Jan 27, 1606 – Guy Fawkes - The trial of eight of the plotters began on Monday

50th Davos / 75th Auschwitz – Many world leaders attended events this week

Jan 27, 1945 - 75th Anniversary of liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet Union

January 27, 1973 - Signing of the Paris Peace Accords - the Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Viet Nam


Shouts of 'jiāyóu' can be heard echoing between Wuhan's high-rise apartment blocks as people take to their balconies to shout what translates literally as "add oil," meaning 'keep up the fight', to their neighbours.  It is day six of life under lockdown for the Chinese city's 11 million residents, who have found themselves at the centre of the outbreak of coronavirus. 
加油"Jiayou" (add oil) = keep the fire burning, more effort, keep going....
The phrase, "Add oil!" is often used to show encouragement, to persist. 00:20.   🔥  👏🏻  
Stay strong Wuhan!  Stay strong China!
https://youtu.be/EBUa3WkStFg - https://youtu.be/t_PSSTP8ROg 
Matthew 25:1-4

but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.

Jan 27 / 1 Shevat (Rabbinical calendar) - Moses Repeats the Torah – Deut 1:3
On the first of Shevat in the year 2488 from creation, Moses convened the Jewish people and began the 37-day "review of the Torah" contained in the Book of Deuteronomy, which he concluded on the day of his passing on Adar 7 of that year. https://www.chabad.org/calendar/view/day.asp?tdate=1/27/2020


Jan 27 – Gantz to Meet Trump Separately From Netanyahu to Discuss Mideast Plan in Washington
Netanyahu flies to Washington Sunday ahead of the Trump administration's release of the Mideast peace plan, slated for Tuesday, the same day the Knesset convenes to debate premier's immunity request
 The long-delayed Trump peace plan, expected to be extremely generous to Israel, was drawn up by the US president’s former special envoy Jason Greenblatt, Trump adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner, and US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman.
Netanyahu recounted that he has been speaking to Trump and his staff for three years about Israel’s national security needs that must be included in any diplomatic arrangement.
“I found that the White House was willing to listen to those needs. Therefore, I am full of hope that we are before a historic moment in the history of our country,” he stated.
Such an opportunity “to secure Israel’s future,” will not come again, Netanyahu warned.
Gantz will meet with US President Donald Trump in a one-on-one meeting in Washington DC on Monday, he announced Saturday night.

Jan 28 – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and political rival, Benny Gantz will meet at the White House.

https://nypost.com/2020/01/25/whats-really-behind-trumps-meeting-with-bibi-and-gantz/
3 days before Brexit on Jan 31
East Room / Lincoln Bust / 180 pages / followed by 7.7M Quake at 77 miles
President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrive for an announcement of Trump's Middle East peace plan in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C on Jan. 28, 2020. - [walking past Lincoln bust]
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/president-trump-unveils-middle-east-peace-plan-embraced/story?id=68586820
http://www.whitehousemuseum.org/floor1/east-room.htm
US releases full, 180-page ‘peace to prosperity’ plan - ILTV Israel news - Jan. 29, 2020
https://youtu.be/GKfGj7yFg68

Quake after Peace Plan disclosed!!!  
1-28 - The 7.7 magnitude earthquake was reported about 77 miles north-northwest of Lucea, Jamaica [Latin word meaning “light” - feminine form of the Roman praenomen Lucius ] at 2:10 PM
77 Hebrew & Greek:
Ebets: a city in Issachar - proper name, of a location, אָ֑בֶץ Joshua 19:20
adapanos: without expense - 1 Corinthians 9:18
 - That in preaching the gospel I may offer it free of charge,

January 27, 1606 – Guy Fawkes - The trial of eight of the plotters began on Monday
January 31, 1606 – Guy Fawkes executed (aged 35) Westminster, London

Jan 31 - Brexit - Johnson is now poised to take his country out of the EU on January 31, some 10 months after it was originally scheduled to. (See Jan 9 vote above.)

Brexit Note that was sent to all MPs in the British Parliament - https://youtu.be/2yqdWf7rrww
Anti-Brexit leaflet delivered to MPs through HoC internal mail
On the front is the name of just about every god in multiple languages. Every ‘o’ has been swapped for a smiley face and the unhinged text inside, urging MPs to stop Brexit, is full of bible quotes and text speak. Front and centre was a symbol famously adapted by Prince as his new stage name in 2017.

The coins bear the inscription "Peace, prosperity and friendship with all nations" and the date of 31 January.
As part of the launch of the coin, the Royal Mint will open the doors of its south Wales HQ for 24 hours on 31 January (from 00:01 to 23.59) to let people strike their own commemorative Brexit coins.
The European Parliament is expected to approve the Withdrawal Agreement on Wednesday, after the PM this week signed the treaty paving the way for the UK to leave on 31 January.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-coin/britain-unveils-50-pence-coin-minted-to-mark-brexit-idUSKBN1ZP0N0

 Updates throughout the month. 


Other international meetings:  http://www.iisd.ca/upcoming/  &  http://en.unesco.org

Current news with biblical connections:


More January Events – Continuing and Past
2017 - https://tammyjdub.blogspot.com/2017/01/january-events.html

This World's Media: PROPAGANDA WARNING 2020 

Propaganda - Noun: information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.

die Werbung (German)
advertising, advertisement, promotion, publicity, recruitment, propaganda

This video proves that propaganda is still being used in modern times and that it is both very effective as well as insidious in nature. The video also explores the telltale signs of propaganda’s usage and gives solutions for how to limit its effect in 2020.

John 8:32 
And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”


Kithara - Guitar of God ♫ 432Hz
BEAUTIFUL MUSIC!!!
1 Corinthians 14:7 
Revelation 5:8 - having each harps and golden bowls
Revelation 14:2 - to which the praises of God are sung in heaven
Revelation 15:2
2788. kithara - a harp, lyre.
2790. kitharódos: one who plays and sings to the lyre
kiitos = thanks in Finnish  (a word I knew ;-) 
kiittää = thank, praise, commend, bless, exalt

Persian sihtar (see sitar)  

Kithara, Psaltery, Harps of God

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