Jesus Begins His Ministry - Matthew 4:16 16the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.”
Matthew 12:6 - But I tell you that something greater than the temple is here.
Hebrews 9:11 - But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that have come, He went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made by hands and is not a part of this creation.
Omicron vs Omega: In this video I look at two letters of the Greek alphabet, omicron and omega, and discover the secrets hidden within their names.
The letters are O, o(omikron) andΩ, ω (omega). Omikron isshort, and omega islong. The word “omikron” in Greek is written as “oμικρόν“and consists of two partso–μικρόν. Μικρόν in Greek meanssmall, little. Thus, the meaning of o-μικρόν is “little o” or “small o”. On the other hand, “omega” in Greek is “Ωμέγα” and also consists of two parts Ω and μέγα, or “great O,” since μέγα meansgreat. One is short (the little-o) and one is long (the great-o). https://youtu.be/GCWZpjHt8Zc - https://greekforall.com/omicron-vs-omega
The Greek Alphabet (Koine Era Pronunciation)
Oh, and at the end of the song: και τω τελω, ομεγα... "and at the end, omega."
12-4-21 - POPE IN GREECE: Pope Francis, Cyprus - Athens, Welcome Ceremony and Meeting with Authorities, Highlights. The 84-year-old's visit to the Greek capital is the first by a pope since John Paul II in 2001, which in turn was the first papal visit to Athens since the 1054 Schism between the Catholic and Orthodox Churches.
A macron is a diacritical mark: it is a straight bar (¯) placed above a letter, usually a vowel. Its name derives from Ancient Greek μακρόν (makrón) "long",
12-5-21 - Hasmonean artifacts found in East Jerusalem at end of Chanukah
Stolen artifacts including a coin dating from the time of Antigonus II Mattathias, the last Hasmonean king, as well as a Hasmonean-era candle and a signet ring from the biblical era with ancient Hebrew inscriptions. The discovery of the Hasmonean-era artifacts came just before the last night of Chanukah, a feast that commemorates the victory of the Maccabees over the Greek Seleucid dynasty.
Tav (also spelled Taw) is the twenty-second [22] and final letter of the Hebrew alphabet
~ ת TAV ~ Psalm 119:169 - Let my cry come before You, O Lord; Give me understanding according to Your word. Let my supplication come before You; Deliver me according to Your word.
December 1-6 - about 90 minutes before sunrise. Comet Leonard will be located very close to where we see the bright star Arcturus
Comet Leonard's brightness should noticeably ramp up as it approaches the Earth. In the early days of December, observers who are up around the break of dawn.
John 7:38 (KJV) - out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
(2836. koilia = belly) (2842. koinónia = fellowship) Both Greek words begin with the same sound.
12-2 - The Pope arrived in Greece today!!
Jeremiah 2:12-13 - 12Be stunned by this, O heavens; be shocked and utterly appalled,” declares the LORD. 13“For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living water
Image at 21 min. with Jupiter at the belly of the water bearer in Aquarius reminded me of this verse:
Dec 4, 2021 Total Solar Eclipse - Path of the Eclipse Shadow Regions seeing, at least, a partial eclipse: South in Australia, South in Africa, South in South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Antarctica.
Dec 24 - NASA is shooting for next Friday—Christmas Eve—to launch its newest space telescope. Liftoff is scheduled for 7:20 a.m. EST. Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. Guiana Space Center in Korou.
720 arnéomai – properly, deny (refuse); hence, contradict, refuse to affirm or to confess (identify with); disown (repudiate). See also 4716 /staurós ("cross").
12-26 - Dec. 26th image shows Comet Leonard's tail whipsawing across the sky over La Palma in the Canary islands: A 'DISCONNECTION EVENT' IN COMET LEONARD: Something unusual is happening to the tail of Comet Leonard. It's being disconnected.
Comet Leonard is approaching the sun for a 0.61 AU close approach on Jan. 3rd. Increasing heat and proximity to solar storms could spark new outbursts and ruptures. Astronomers in the southern hemisphere will have the best view as the comet glides through the constellation Microscopium.
Dec. 1 - US Supreme Court begins oral arguments that could overturn Roe v. Wade
Could the U.S. Supreme Court soon overturn Roe v. Wade?
Justices will hear oral arguments Dec. 1 in the latest challenge of state regulation of abortions, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which legal scholars say will give a more conservative court a renewed opportunity to revisit the constitutional right of abortion that has been recognized for a half-century.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel receives her certificate of dismissal from German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Berlin, Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021.
German parties aim to have new chancellor in early December
Merkel stays in office until a successor is elected. If the negotiations succeed, the new government will send outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right Union bloc into opposition after 16 years at the helm. Her successor will be Olaf Scholz, who propelled the Social Democrats to a narrow election victory on Sept. 26. He is the vice chancellor and finance minister in the current government.
Dec 1, 1959 - The Antarctic Treatywas signed in Washington D.C. by the twelve countries whose scientists had been active in and around Antarctica. Antarctica shall be used for peaceful purposes only.
Over 100 volcanoes are scattered across Antarctica. At the moment, there are only two active volcanoes in Antarctica — Mount Erebus and Deception Island.
Dec 2 - Annie Live on NBC - "The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow"
Dec 4, 2021 Total Solar Eclipse - Path of the Eclipse Shadow Regions seeing, at least, a partial eclipse: South in Australia, South in Africa, South in South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Antarctica.
Supreme Court Signals It's Ready to Limit Abortion at Historic Arguments
The outcome probably won’t be known until next June. But after nearly two hours of arguments, all six conservative justices, including three appointed by former President Donald Trump, indicated they would uphold a Mississippi law that bans abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
December 1-6 - about 90 minutes before sunrise. Comet Leonard will be located very close to where we see the bright star Arcturus. Comet Leonard's brightness should noticeably ramp up as it approaches the Earth. In the early days of December, observers who are up around the break of dawn.
December 14-16, 2021, Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard) will become visible just after sunset
(see above - Celestial Signs)
Dec 1 - Omicron Variant Officially Hits the United States
12-2 - Turkish and Israeli designers collaborate for biennale
Designers from Israel and Turkey collaborated on an installation featured at the fifth Jerusalem Biennale, an exhibit which is being held at the Tower of David Museum in Jerusalem. The exhibit, titled Between a Break and a Breakdown: Jewelry as a Mirror of Our Times. https://youtu.be/Hj7n9da7-So
Thursday’s date, Dec. 2, 2021 is a palindrome and an ambigram!
Digiphiles, delight! A rare stretch of palindrome days has begun! More palindromes in December with 11 palindrome dates. Not only does 2021 conclude with a month filled with palindromes, but it began with one. December 1st through 9th are each five-digit palindrome dates; 12/1/21-12/9/21. December 2nd is particularly unique with 12/02/2021 serving as an eight-digit palindrome. December also includes two six-digit palindromes; 12/11/21 and 12/22/21.
Avoiding shutdown, Congress approves bill to fund government through Feb. 18 The bill now goes to President Biden for his signature ahead of the Friday night deadline.
U.S. Senate votes 69-28 to pass a stopgap measure to keep the government open through Feb. 18 and avert a government shutdown; bill moves to President Biden, who is expected to sign it before Friday's midnight deadline.
12-2 - Between pomp and punk: German military bids Angela Merkel farewell
After 16 years, Merkel, who formally leaves office next week as her successor, Olaf Scholz, takes over. Merkel’s military send-off fell exactly 31 years since the first elections in united Germany on Dec. 2, 1990.
A macron is a diacritical mark: it is a straight bar (¯) placed above a letter, usually a vowel. Its name derives from Ancient Greek μακρόν (makrón) "long",
Dec 4 - Total Solar Eclipse (Antarctica) - 10 days later Asara B'Tevet 10th of 10th Month - 12-14-21
Dec 4 - Double Eclipse Warning - Joel 2:31 & Isaiah 27:1 & Hebrews 10:12-13, 25.
Dec 4 - Mt Semeru erupts, blocking out the sun in Indonesia
Dec 4 - 30 Kislev - Parashah is Mi-Ketz which means "At the End Of."
Dec 4 - Pope Francis visits Greece - Athens Welcome Ceremony
Dec 4 - 30th anniversary of LGBTQ Victory Fund - Washington, D.C. (Oregon officials headline)
Dec 4, 2018, U.S. Capitol Rotunda G.H.W. Bushsalute by Bob Dole made headline / dies 12-5-21
Dec 5 - Israeli President Isaac Herzog received the credentials of the new American Ambassador to Israel
Dec 5 - Hasmonean artifacts found in East Jerusalem at end of Chanukah
Dec 4 - 30 Kislev - Parashah is Mi-Ketz which means "At the End Of."
Miketz or Mikeitz (מִקֵּץ — Hebrew for "at the end")
Miketz and Shabbat Hanukkah: The Great Light and the Grand Menorah
“And it came to pass at the end of [miketz] two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed a dream: and, behold, he stood by the river.” (Genesis 41:1)
Because Miketz coincides with Hanukkah or the Festival of Lights this year, this week’s portion includes a special Haftarah (prophetic reading) about the prophet Zechariah’s vision of a grand Menorah. (Zechariah 4:2–3)
129 = BLOOD!!! The Covenant, The Canceling, at the End Of, New Moon, Midweek Hanukkah Solar Eclipse - https://youtu.be/M85ziZJARzc
12-4-21 - POPE IN GREECE: Pope Francis, Cyprus - Athens, Welcome Ceremony and Meeting with Authorities, Highlights 2021-12-04
In democracy's birthplace, pope warns of populist threats
The 84-year-old's visit to the Greek capital is the first by a pope since John Paul II in 2001, which in turn was the first papal visit to Athens since the 1054 Schism between the Catholic and Orthodox Churches.
Pope Francis apologizes to Orthodox Archbishop for mistakes that led to division. The Pope expresses his desire that Catholic and Orthodox Christians can grow in unity and “foster fraternal charity.” Archbishop Ieronymos II accompanied the Pope to the Throne Room for their meeting. Then Archbishop Ieronymos II presented Pope Francis with an icon of St. Paul giving a sermon at the Areopagus in Athens. They exchanged a fraternal handshake. His Beatitude Archbishop Ieronymos II and Pope Francis sign the Book of Honour
Dec 4 - 30th anniversary of LGBTQ Victory Fund - Washington, D.C.
We are the political arm of the LGBTQ community. LGBTQ Victory Fund works to recruit, train and elect out public officials at every level and in all 50 states.
Kotek is also running to succeed Gov. Kate Brown (D), who is bisexual and became the first out LGBTQ governor in the country when she was elected in 2014. Brown can’t seek another term because of term limits. Kotek is ready, she said, to take her leadership to the next level.
The word “omikron” in Greek is written as “oμικρόν“and consists of two partso–μικρόν. Μικρόν in Greek meanssmall, little. Thus, the meaning of o-μικρόν is “little o” or “small o”. On the other hand, “omega” in Greek is “Ωμέγα” and also consists of two parts Ω and μέγα, or “great O,” since μέγα means great. One is short (the little-o) and one is long (the great-o). https://tammyjdub.blogspot.com/2021/12/omega-great-end.html
Dec 5, 1979 - UN Agreement Governing the Activities of States on the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies. - Resolution 34/68 Adopted by the General Assembly. 89th plenary meeting
Dec 18, 1979 - The Moon Treaty or Moon Agreement signed at the UN, New York, NY
80 House Republicans voted in favor of a Democrat-sponsored bill that will upgrade an “Orwellian” federal vaccine database used to “track” unvaccinated Americans. H.R. 550 - 117th Congress, $400 Million Vax-Tracking Bill Advancing a ‘Computerized Database that Records Immunization Doses’: ‘Immunization Infrastructure Modernization Act of 2021’
12-5-21 - Hasmonean artifacts found in East Jerusalem at end of Chanukah
Stolen artifacts including a coin dating from the time of Antigonus II Mattathias, the last Hasmonean king, as well as a Hasmonean-era candle and a signet ring from the biblical era with ancient Hebrew inscriptions. The discovery of the Hasmonean-era artifacts came just before the last night of Chanukah, a feast that commemorates the victory of the Maccabees over the Greek Seleucid dynasty.
Remember your Creator before the silver cord is loosed, Or the golden bowl is broken, Or the pitcher shattered at the fountain, Or the wheel broken at the well. 7before the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it.…
Revelation 12:7
Dec 6, 2017 - Recognizing Jerusalem as the Capital of the State of Israel
and Relocating the United States Embassy to Israel to Jerusalem - Proclamation 9683 (opened May 14, 2018)
Dec 21, 2017 - UN General Assembly voted for Resolution ES-10/L.22 by 128–9, with 35 abstentions and 21 absences, to condemn the US declaration on the status of Jerusalem as Israel's capital
Dec 4 - 30th anniversary of LGBTQ Victory Fund - Washington, D.C.
We are the political arm of the LGBTQ community. LGBTQ Victory Fund works to recruit, train and elect out public officials at every level and in all 50 states.
Kotek is also running to succeed Gov. Kate Brown (D), who is bisexual and became the first out LGBTQ governor in the country when she was elected in 2014. Brown can’t seek another term because of term limits. Kotek is ready, she said, to take her leadership to the next level.
12-5-21 - Bob Dole, born July 22, 1923 Russell, Kansas where he died - giant of the Senate and 1996 Republican presidential nominee, dies. WWII veteran - A year into college, the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor (12-7-1941). Dole left the university in 1943 to enroll in the Army.
Dec 6, 1975 married Elizabeth Hanford in a ceremony at the Washington National Cathedral.
Dec 4, 2018, Dole made headlines celebrating a fellow veteran. He visited the U.S. Capitol Rotunda and was helped out of his wheelchair so that he could stand and salute the casket of George H.W. Bush.
Dec 5 - On Sunday, Israeli President Isaac Herzog received the credentials of the new American Ambassador to Israel, Thomas R. Nides, at an official ceremony at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem.
Herzog to US ambassador: All options on table against Iran if world doesn't take a stand
Dec 5 - Mossad director David Barnea is heading to Washington on Sunday for talks with senior Biden administration officials on the Iranian nuclear issue. - https://youtu.be/TGcyMiP8iuU
Nov 28 - Dec 6 / Kislev 25 - Feast of Dedication / Hanukkah/Chanukah begins
Regarding the latest covid restrictions in Australia, a European Parliament Member has vowed to let the world know that Australia has “transformed into a totalitarian regime” comparing it to Germany in the late 1930s. She called to stop governments from transforming free societies into “totalitarian regimes.”
Remember your Creator before the silver cord is loosed, Or the golden bowl is broken, Or the pitcher shattered at the fountain, Or the wheel broken at the well. 7before the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it.…
Monday, December 6, a reenactment of several Temple ceremonies will be held in Mitzpe Yericho. The reenactments will include a demonstration of the anointing of the High Priest, and the lighting of the Temple menorah. A new altar will be dedicated for use on the Temple Mount.
World War Z (film) - initially scheduled for release by Paramount and Skydance on December 21, 2012, but in March 2012 it was pushed back to June 21, 2013. (solstice dates)
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War is a 2006 zombie apocalyptic horror novel written by American author Max Brooks. The novel is broken into five chapters: Warnings, Blame, The Great Panic, Turning the Tide, and Good-Byes.
The exact origin of the zombie plague is unknown, but the first cases of what became the global pandemic began in China. The sole nation to take reports of the infection seriously is Israel
Zombie Attack in Jerusalem & Philadelphia - World War Z Scenes [videos]
12-1 - Germany’s incoming chancellor wants vaccinations to be mandatory. Mainstream German politicians have long dismissed the idea of a vaccine mandate, but are rethinking the issue as cases rise.
12-8 - Olaf Scholz, who is designated to replace Angela Merkel as Germany’s chancellor
Dec 7 - Iraq puts 3,500 year Gilgamesh artifacts on display returned by US
Dec 7 - $80+ billion default by China Evergrande Group
Dec 7 - 80th Pearl Harbor anniversary
Dec 6 - Record rains and flooding and snowstorm in Hawaii
Dec 7 - Iraq puts 3,500 year ancient artifacts on display returned by US
The Gilgamesh Dream Tablet, stolen from Iraq in 1991 and returned after it was seized by the U.S. government, and other artefacts are displayed at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Baghdad, Iraq December 7, 2021.
In war-torn Yemen, ex-championship horses near starvation - Out Time, a prized racehorse who won Yemen’s 2018 championship race in the capital of Sanaa, is now too thin and weak to compete amid a food scarcity facing Yemen’s animals.
12-7 - The question has loomed over China Evergrande Group for months: Is the world’s most indebted developer too big to fail?
Failure by Evergrande to make $82.5 million in interest payments due last month
China real estate HY bonds have suffered their worst year on record this year, losing more than a third of their value on average, while Evergrande, Kaisa and defaulters like Fantasia are down at least 80%.
Is it just a coincidence that deaths among children have increased by 62% since the rollout of the mRNA shots (up to 400% in vulnerable children) against the five-year average?
The Immaculate Conception of Mary is one of the four Marian dogmas of the Catholic Church
Feast December 8 (Roman Rite) - December 9 (Byzantine Rite) Attributes: Crescent moon halo of twelve stars blue robe putti serpent underfoot Assumption into heaven
Dec 8, 2020 - First approved vaccine outside of a clinical trial in the UK
The recipient was 91-year-old Margaret Keenan who received her jab at University Hospital Coventry. The UK had one of the fastest rollouts of Covid vaccines globally. - https://www.bbc.com/news/health-59569026
Dec 8 - The Senate voted Wednesday night to repeal President Joe Biden's vaccine mandate on private businesses with over 100 employees by a vote of 52-48. As vaccine mandates lag in popularity nationwide, some moderate Democrats sided with Republicans, giving the bill the necessary votes to clear the Senate.
Dec 8 - Olaf Scholz to be sworn in as Germany’s next chancellor, replacing Angela Merkel. When Mr. Scholz omitted the final four words — “so help me God” — of the traditional oath, it was rare for a new German chancellor.
After the vote in parliament, he was asked by Bundestag President Bärbel Bas whether he accepted the appointment and said "yes". He later took the oath of office but - unlike his predecessor - left out the religious reference "so help me God".
French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday told new German Chancellor Olaf Scholz the two countries would work together to shape the future of Europe. "We will write the next chapter together. For the French, for the Germans, for the Europeans," Macron told Scholz in a tweet welcoming his election.
Olaf means “ancestor's descendant” (from Old Norse “anu” = ancestor + “leifr” = descendant).
Restrictions in England are being strengthened, Boris Johnson announced - it's hoped the government's Plan B will help slow the spread of the Omicron variant
Covid-19 vaccinations will be offered to children aged five to 11 in the Republic of Ireland
Dec 8, 2020 - First approved vaccine outside of a clinical trial in the UK
The recipient was 91-year-old Margaret Keenan who received her jab at University Hospital Coventry. The UK had one of the fastest rollouts of Covid vaccines globally. - https://www.bbc.com/news/health-59569026
Dec 8 - The Senate voted Wednesday night to repeal President Joe Biden's vaccine mandate on private businesses with over 100 employees by a vote of 52-48. As vaccine mandates lag in popularity nationwide, some moderate Democrats sided with Republicans, giving the bill the necessary votes to clear the Senate.
Evidence ancient Babylonians were far more advanced than we thought - BBC REEL
Plimpton 322 is the name given to a 3,800-year-old clay tablet discovered in Iraq
STAR WARS ECLIPSE™ - A new action-adventure, multiple-character branching narrative game set in the High Republic era, presented to you by Quantic Dream and Lucasfilm Games. Now early in development.
Dec 10 - Israel, Morocco celebrate one year of normalization in DC at the Watergate Hotel
“The seeds of peace planted over the past year are already starting to bear their fruits, impacting positively on the lives of peoples in the region,” Joumala continued. “It is hard not to be filled with optimism for the future when looking at the enthusiasm and the significant impulse the Trilateral Agreement and the Abraham Accords have generated since 2020.”
Dec 10 - NY Gov. Hochul on Friday ordered all offices, restaurants, shops and other businesses statewide to require staff and customers either show proof of vaccination or wear masks — otherwise the owners will face a $1,000 fine per violation. It will remain in force until Jan. 15, when it could be extended.
The Nobel Peace Prize 2021 was awarded jointly to Maria Ressa and Dmitry Andreyevich Muratov "for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace."
We may only be 7 years away from when Jesus returns to the earth and establishes his Kingdom / millennial rule begins!!!
Dec 10 & 24 - DON'T LOOK UP | Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence | Official Trailer | Netflix - Nov 16, 2021
Based on real events that haven’t happened - yet. Don’t Look Up in select theaters December 10 and on Netflix December 24. DON’T LOOK UP tells the story of two low-level astronomers who must go on a giant media tour to warn mankind of an approaching comet that will destroy planet Earth.
Leonardo "Leo" DiCaprio - November 11, 1974 (age 47)
DiCaprio was named Leonardo because his mother, then pregnant with him, first felt him kick while she was looking at a Leonardo da Vinci painting in the Uffizi museum in Florence, Italy.
I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.
Micah 7:7
Jeremiah 12:11
They have made it a desolation; desolate before Me, it mourns.
All the land is laid waste, but no man takes it to heart.
Dec 11 - Mayfield KY: CANDLE factory & Emmanuel Baptist Church
Interior view of tornado damage to Emmanuel Baptist Church
Kentucky State Trooper Sarah Burgess said that there is significant damage reported, including a collapsed roof at a candle factory that had an estimated 110 people inside when the storm hit around 9:30 p.m. central time.
A Kentucky candle factory devastated by extreme tornadoes was actively hiring and had about 110 employees working the late shift when the extreme weather hit. The family-owned company makes branded candles and home fragrance products. About 40 people have been rescued from the rubble. The factory — owned by Mayfield Consumer Products, a family-owned business that produces branded candles and home fragrance products — was among the hardest hit locations, as tornadoes and severe weather hit multiple states late Friday, causing catastrophic damage. Mayfield Consumer Products was founded in 1988 by the Propes family and is helmed by CEO Troy Propes (Mary Propes). The company, which brings in an estimated annual revenue of $28.97 million, employs more than 245 people and manufacturers candles and fragrances for several brands. "Mayfield Consumer Products has been a great employer and strong corporate citizen for the past 20 years, and we are grateful for the company's decision to continue expanding here in Kentucky," Bevin said in a statement in 2018.
NIGHT OF STORMS WREAKS HAVOC... DEVELOPING... Many trapped after roof collapse at AMAZON warehouse... Frantic videos show chaos... 'Our church is totally gone'... State of emergency... Aftermath...
December 9, 1917, after Turkish troops move out of the region after only a single day's fighting, officials of the Holy City of Jerusalem offer the keys to the city to encroaching British troops. - https://youtu.be/BoZUrenL1Bc
12-11-21 - Today is the big day! Tune in at 11 a.m. PST to watch the the top 8 finalists compete in an Attack/Defend style Capture the Flag competition.
Dec 12, 2021 - Universe Arena, Eilat, Israel - The 70th anniversary celebration is to be held in Israel for the first time ever, the Tourism Ministry announced in a joint statement with Miss Universe Organization (MUO). The Port of Eilat was announced as the location as the event will be broadcast live to around 600 million viewers across more than 170 countries. Presented by American TV personality and entertainer Steve Harvey.
December 12-16, 2021, Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard) will become visible just after sunset
Dec 13 - Bennett visit to UAE 'shows Israeli openness to collaboration'
The first visit to the United Arab Emirates by an Israeli prime minister was a much more staid affair than one may have expected, due to the corona pandemic. The Emiratis know how to be good hosts: they rolled out the red carpet for Bennett’s arrival, when he was greeted by Foreign Minister and brother of the crown prince Abdallah bin Zayed. Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan hosted him for lunch at his private residence.
PM Bennett: "I am leaving here with great optimism that this example, of ties between the two countries, will be a cornerstone for a wide-ranging network of ties throughout the region."
Harnaaz Sandhu of India was crowned the 70th Miss Universe, topping a field of some 80 contestants in a pageant that was touched by politics and the pandemic
70/80 - Psalm 90:10 - Thedays of our lives are seventy years; And if by reason of strength they are eighty years, Yet their boast is only labor and sorrow; For it is soon cut off, and we fly away.
12-12 - 4.4 magnitude quake rattles off Oregon Coast
Sunday’s earthquake comes days after a cluster of more than 80 earthquakes
- 10 days later: Asara B'Tevet 10th of 10th Month - 12-14-21
Dec 4 - Double Eclipse Warning (solar / lunar)
Dec 4 - Mt Semeru erupts, blocking out the sun in Indonesia
Dec 15, 1791, the new United States of America ratified the Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution
Dec 15 - The Biden administration released never-before-seen documents that could help answer lingering questions surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
Most reported US Omicron cases have hit the fully vaccinated -CDC
3 months, 3 days - over at Christmas?? Silence has overtaken La Palma almost overnight. After living with a rumbling volcano for 88 days, the approximately 80,000 residents of this Spanish island are increasingly hopeful that the sudden end in volcanic activity detected on Tuesday will be permanent, despite warnings that it’s too soon to say for sure.
The eruption cannot be truly declared over until Christmas Day
12-16 - A Syrian soldier has been killed in an Israeli missile attack in southern Syria
In two separate Israeli attacks in October, five pro-Iranian militiamen were killed near the Syrian capital, Damascus, while nine pro-government fighters were killed close to the T4 airbase east of Palmyra in central Syria
Texas through Jan 2 - Step into the Ancient City of Palmyra at the Crow Museum of Asian Art. The exhibition of Carolyn Brown’s photography is on view through January 2
11 May 2021: Operation Guardian of the Walls is the name of Israel's ongoing military response to HAMAS and PIJ rocket and incendiary attacks. Closing in on nearly 300 strikes of all types in Gaza alone as of this morning, 11 May. The number of terror rockets fired into Israel is about the same.
July 23, 2021 - Cleveland Indians have chosen new name after more than 100 years. Cleveland's MLB team has been known as the Indians since 1915 The decision to change the name came last year amid racial tension in the U.S. as professional sports teams came under fire for having Native American monikers. The baseball team will be known as the Guardians.
DISPLAY OF ALEBRIJES CELEBRATES DAY OF THE DEAD, OAXACA CULTURE IN NYC. Two catrinas, female skeleton figures commonly associated with the Day of the Dead, are also on display at the famous New York City landmark. The center plaza’s statue of the Greek titan Atlas will be converted into a floral installation later this week, and a Day of the Dead ofrenda, or altar, honoring victims of COVID-19. https://campechedailynews.com/display-of-alebrijes-celebrates-day-of-the-dead-oaxaca-culture-in-new-york-city
Dec 19 - India: Man beaten to death at Sikh Golden Temple A man was beaten to death after allegedly attempting to commit a sacrilegious act at the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
Footage showed the man jumping over the rail and into the temple’s central enclosure, where the holy book Guru Granth Sahib is kept, and picking up a sacred diamond-encrusted sword.
Bennett: Omicron coming; vaccinate your kids, work at home where possible PM says Israel’s 5th wave has begun, urges parents to inoculate their children before strain becomes widespread; ‘in 3-4 weeks there will be no room for doubt’
Israel reluctant to vaccinate children 5-11 year olds / Gov. Pushing vax
Justice Minister Gideon Sa’ar suggests paying Israeli citizens to encourage vaccination. Sa’ar tells a meeting of the coronavirus cabinet that Israel should offer to pay NIS 1,000 (approximately $315) to all parents who take their children to be vaccinated, as well as all adults who receive a booster dose. Vaccination rates among 5-11 year olds have been fairly low since the shots became available one month ago. Just 12 percent of all 5-11 year olds have received one dose of the vaccine, compared to 61% of 12-15 year olds, who became eligible in June.
Dec 16 - Joe Biden issued a grim warning on Thursday as he said that unvaccinated Americans “will soon overwhelm” US hospitals and they will experience “a winter of severe illness and death”.
Dec 21 - Building off his Winter Plan, POTUS will announce new steps the Administration is taking to help communities in need of assistance, while also issuing a stark warning of what the winter will look like for Americans that choose to remain unvaccinated.
On the Spanish island of La Palma, a non-stop volcanic eruption has forced residents to flee lava flows and poison gas, turning this island paradise into hell on Earth. As the 89-year-old woman said, this is the third similar eruption on La Palma in her lifetime: 1949, 1971, and now 2021.
Starting Dec. 22, the U.S. will be on Israel's no-fly list due to high COVID infection rates. All travel from Israel to the U.S. will be banned, the Israeli government announced.
In addition to the U.S., Israel also will also move Belgium, Canada, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, Switzerland and Turkey to the no-fly list this week on Dec. 22. Norway, France, Spain, Sweden and the UAE will be added to Israel's no-fly list at midnight Dec. 20.
In 1972, Apollo 17 splashed down in the Pacific, winding up the Apollo program of manned lunar landings.
In 1974, Nelson A. Rockefeller was sworn in as the 41st vice president of the United States in the U.S. Senate chamber by Chief Justice Warren Burger with President Gerald R. Ford looking on.
Dec 19/20, 2001 - The Lord of the Rings trilogy turns 20 (Harry Potter film 20 too)
Peter Jackson is earning praise for his three-part Disney+ Beatles documentary, Get Back. But 20 years ago, he made his mark on pop culture with another three-part series about a beloved band of sorts — The Lord of the Rings
Amazon will release a prequel series in fall 2022. - Elijah Wood
The king shall joy in thy strength [Jesus], O LORD; And in thy salvation [Jesus] how greatly shall he rejoice! Thou hast given him [the king] his heart's desire, And hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.Psalm *21:1-2*
The Beatles: Get Back - Album:
Let It Be 1969 “Eight Days a Week” Directed by three-time Oscar®-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson (“The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, “They Shall Not Grow Old”), “The Beatles: Get Back” takes audiences back in time to the band’s January1969 recording sessions
McCartney premiered "The Long and Winding Road" on 7 January 1969
Isaiah 38:8 - I will make the sun’s shadow that falls on the stairway of Ahaz go back ten steps.’” So the sunlight went back the ten steps it had descended.
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Dec 21 - Strong Solstice Shaker, but no major damage
Dec 22 - Ancient Roman-era ring bearing ‘Good Shepherd’ symbol discovered in Israeli Caesarea shipwreck site
Archaeologists discovered a thick gold ring with an inlaid green gemstone that depicts a young shepherd boy dressed in a tunic with a ram or sheep on his shoulders.
A red gemstone that was believed to have once been set inside a ring was also discovered, with a carved image of a lyre, known in the Jewish tradition as “David’s Harp” and in Greek mythology as “Apollo’s Lyre.”
The ring, which is 1,700 years old, was found among a trove of third-century Roman coins, as well as a bronze eagle figurine, bells to ward off evil spirits, pottery and a Roman pantomimus figurine in a comic mask (pictured).
Daniel 10:5 - I lifted up my eyes, and behold, there was a certain man dressed in linen,
Mark 7:34 - And looking up to heaven, He sighed deeply and said to him, “Ephphatha!” (which means, “Be opened!”).
Luke 21:25-28 - The Return of the Son of Man - 25 There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among the nations, bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the surging of the waves. …27At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. 28When these things begin to happen, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”
Dec 24 - Several people injured after fire at ExxonMobil oil refinery in Texas
At least three people were transported to hospital by air ambulance as authorities responded to the "major industrial accident" in Baytown, just over 25 miles east of Houston.
Dec 25 - The most powerful space telescope ever built has officially left Earth. NASA's James Webb Space Telescope blasted off on December 25 at 7:20 a.m. Eastern from a European spaceport in French Guiana. "Go Webb!"
720 arnéomai – properly, deny (refuse); hence, contradict, refuse to affirm or to confess (identify with); disown (repudiate). See also 4716 /staurós ("cross").
12-25 - La Palma declared inactive on Christmas Day
Officials declared that the eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano on La Palma is now over, ending nearly 100 days of lava flows which consumed much of the island. “What I want to say today can be said with just four words: The eruption is over,” Public Administrations Minister Julio Perez announced at a news conference on Saturday. He said that the volcano concluded its final bout of activity on December 13 at 10 PM, according to El Diario Spain.
12-26 - Dec. 26th image shows Comet Leonard's tail whipsawing across the sky over La Palma in the Canary islands: A 'DISCONNECTION EVENT' IN COMET LEONARD: Something unusual is happening to the tail of Comet Leonard. It's being disconnected.
12-26 - Weddington (Roe vs. Wade) dies at 76 - Fifty years ago, on December 13, 1971, Sarah Weddington made her oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court for the first time in the case of Roe vs. Wade.
12-26 - Bennett goes into isolation as omicron fears sweep Israel
Israel's Prime Minister Naftali Bennett tested negative for Covid on Sunday, after his daughter tested positive earlier in the day. Bennett left Sunday's cabinet meeting in the Golan Heights to isolate, separately from his daughter, after receiving word she tested positive for Covid. - https://youtu.be/0Y6KNMcqXgw
12-27 - Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu traded fire in the Knesset on Monday, after the opposition forced Bennett to attend the plenum, even though he is in quarantine
Dec 26 - South Africa Mourns Archbishop Desmond Tutu, dies at 90
WATCH: Cape Town drenched in purple to honour Tutu’s legacy In honour of the father of South Africa’s 'rainbow nation', the legacy of ’The Arch’ will light up parts of Cape Town this week. From today until Friday, the bells of St George’s Cathedral will be rung for ten minutes.
12-27 - UN International Day of Epidemic Preparedness 2021 - UN Chief Message | United Nations - COVID-19 will not be the last pandemic humanity will face. Infectious diseases remain a clear and present danger to every country. As we respond to this health crisis, we need to prepare for the next one.
This means scaling-up investments in better monitoring, early detection and rapid response plans in every country — especially the most vulnerable.
Most of all, it means building global solidarity to give every country a fighting chance to stop infectious diseases in their tracks. An outbreak anywhere is a potential pandemic everywhere.
Dec 28 - Israel said planning to reduce no-fly countries from 69 [15] to 15, but US still on list. Reports say move comes with Omicron already spreading in Israel; officials also planning to shorten quarantine regulations amid fears hundreds of thousands will be confined. This new outline goes into effect immediately but lasts only until Sunday, January 9.
The first container was found December 17 while workers were dismantling the statue's 40-foot pedestal on Monument Avenue in Richmond,
Historians believe the first time capsule was placed on October 27, 1887, and included about 60 items that were donated by 37 Richmond residents, many of which were related to the Confederacy, according to the governor's office.
Dec 28 - Salem, Oregon - Two patients at Salem Health contracted a dangerous fungal infection during their stays at the hospital during an "outbreak" of Candida auris, a type of yeast rare to the United States, the Oregon Health Authority reported Tuesday. A case — the first ever found in Oregon — was detected at the hospital Dec. 11 and confirmed Dec. 17 in an individual who had "recent international health care exposures." Two already-hospitalized patients then came down with the infection on Dec. 23 and Dec. 27.
Vienna seeks to confront its past with exhibition of art created under Nazi regime. Curators say they tried not to give the pieces an ‘aura,’ packing them into 2 rooms as if in a warehouse; use of public funds to preserve Nazi art draws some criticism
Israel: Thousands of Cranes Die of Bird Flu in Israel's 'Worst Blow to Wildlife' in History Over 5,000 migratory cranes die of virus, authorities warn of egg shortage as hundreds of thousands of infected hens are killed
Bird flu outbreak in Israel kills 5,000 wild cranes
According to the Israel Nature and Parks Authority, one in five wild cranes living or migrating through Israel are infected with bird flu. Authorities expect to remove 25 to 30 tons of carcasses, The Times of Israel reported.
Hundreds of homes lost amid fast-spreading Colorado fires
Of two wildfires burning, the most significant -- the Marshall Fire -- was first reported after 11 a.m. Thursday and has since "ballooned" to approximately 1,600 acres, Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle told reporters during a press briefing. "We've been really concerned about the speed of the fire," Pelle said. "This was consuming football-field lengths of land in seconds."
Big Ben Will Have New Face for New Year - the famous clock will appear in time for it to do its most important yearly activity: marking the start of the New Year. The clock tower of Britain's Houses of Parliamenty has been hidden for three-and-a-half years while hundreds of craftspeople repaired masonry, replaced metalwork and repainted and regilded in the biggest restoration since it was built in 1859.
"We've had the heart of the UK ticking away in this testing shop.
London's Big Ben revealed after years under scaffold and it's blue!
The Prussian blue dial has been revealed just in time for the New Year and is the first time many have seen the Queen Elizabeth tower since it was silenced in 2017. The most extensive restoration in its 162-year history, the building on the side of the Houses of Parliament has wound the clock back to 1859, when the clock was painted in the red, white and blue colours of the Union flag.
DARPA test flight of a C-130 Hercules deploying drones. An X-61 Gremlin drone and a C-130 undergoing a flight test by DARPA at Dugway Proving Ground in Utah on 29 Oct. 2021.
12-31 - Plan Ahead for Phase Out of 3G Cellular Networks and Service
As early as January 1, 2022, though plans and timing to phase out 3G services will vary by company and may change. Consult your mobile provider's website for the most up-to-date information. AT&T by February 2022. Verizon by December 31, 2022. T-Mobile by March 31, 2022 and Sprint's 4G LTE network by June 30, 2022. Many carriers, such as Cricket, Boost, Straight Talk, and several Lifeline mobile service providers, utilize AT&T's, Verizon's, and T-Mobile's networks.
3G Service Is Going Away Next Year. As companies shut down their aging equipment to make room for 5G networks. Many devices within the internet of things—home alarm systems, wearable medical equipment, fire alarms, even ankle monitors—still operate on 3G networks. And 3G devices are used in industries from aviation to trucking..BETTER CALL YOUR grandparents’ flip phones now, because they may soon stop ringing.
Support for 3G, the 20-year-old wireless network standard, is ending in the US next year,
In 2002, Verizon was the first to launch a 3G network in the U.S., during a time when the BlackBerry was the top smartphone. Almost 20 years later, our smartphones now allow us to carry a miniature computer in our pocket, capable of email, photos, social media, watching TV, gaming, video calls – you name it.
Bosses from the world's two biggest plane makers have called on the US government to delay the rollout of new 5G phone services. In a letter, top executives at Boeing and Airbus warned that the technology could have "an enormous negative impact on the aviation industry." Concerns have previously been raised that C-Band spectrum 5G wireless could interfere with aircraft electronics. US telecoms giants AT&T and Verizon are due to deploy 5G services on 5 January
Jan 1-5 - 5G services begin (see above for details)
Jan 1 - Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts debuts on HBO Max New Year's Day. Emma Watson Tears Up as Harry Potter Cast Reunites in Trailer for Return to Hogwarts: 'We're Family'
Jan 6 - On the twelfth day of Christmas, January 6, we celebrate Three Kings Day! Celebrated most in Europe, Spain, and Latin America, ‘El Dia de los Reyes’, as it’s called in Spanish
God Wants to Unleash Hope into our Daily Living Only God can offer real, enduring, and unshakeable hope. Jesus Christ our hope, is one thought away, one prayer away. He is as close as a cry, as close as an outstretched hand, or an upturned heart. Anyone anywhere can instantly arrive in that safest of all places--from any location.
Israel - The Bible Foretold History! (Hosea Prophecy Revealed)
