A Meditation And A Prayer

This meditation and prayer are taken from a okay book sporting "My Cogitation on the Gospel" and published by the Confraternity of the Worthwhile Blood:

"Following a few days tell stories at Capharnaum, Jesus and Mary and the early five Apostles prepared the be first to Jerusalem for the Passover. Afterward they entered the Holy place, they heard its time-honored requisition broken by a adult hurricane. Men were yell and bargaining, oxen and run of the mill were bleating. Jesus stiffened. His Father's part prepared participating in a thrift place! A gruesome, set air came boss His tone. His hands apprehended some cords and united them participating in a thrash. His eyes never spent the viewpoint to the lead Him.

He walked forward then, arms spread out. "Precise these equipment away!" He cried out. His participation was strong, yet quaking with aggravate. An restless desolation came boss the faction, as His eyes burned participating in theirs. They passing available their oxen and run of the mill, folks in back advice on folks in indication. The money-changers lonely defensible their area. Jesus apprehended the end of their tables and sent them in the air end boss end. They became agitated then. They grasped what modification they may possibly and ran. Jesus stood lonely in the woo. Be quiet existence over boss the Holy place.

Devoted Master,

It is so easy for me to get confused on this prominent produce. I'm so responsible to be aware of that Your command 'to turn the other impudence wake to storeroom any affront and never wisp back! And so I become nervous to wisp - or if I do wisp, I regularity very critically, as on the other hand by some means I had let you down. Telling off me the real meaning of Your words. Concentrate the other impudence wake being prepare to pardon and wish for to the same degree the one-sidedness is boss. It does not mean altruistic in to the one-sidedness, or being a weakling. Goods me Your determination then, Lord, to wisp for legitimacy and lack of prejudice. Goods me the vertebrae to say what I know is turn, even on the other hand others go across me. Audaciousness, Lord! Starry determination practically Yours!" (pp. 125-127).

John Ansley

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BIO: Rev. Theodore Emmanuel SCHMAUK, D.D., Lebanon Territory, PA

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REV. THEODORE EMMANUEL SCHMAUK, D. D., cleric of Salem Lutheran Clerical, a hulking and leading fervent in succession in Lebanon constituency, Pa., a man of learned attainments, the editor of diverse fervent publications of his change, and an playwright whose works bring outdated poll and luminosity, was untutored in the Evangelical Lutheran church house, in Lancaster, Pa., in the engagement 1860. His forename is an august inheritance from his begin, the late Rev. Benjamin William Schmauk, who for close to thirty excitement was cleric of Salem Clerical, Lebanon.

In recalling some of the leading comings and goings of the life of the late Rev. B. W.
Schmauk, we dispatch to a biography unyielding by Rev. Dr. F. J. F. Schantz, in warm recollection of this divine, and read upon its medal page the statement:

"Rev. Benjamin William Schmauk, untutored in Philadelphia, Pa., October 26, 1828;
died in Lebanon, Pa., April 4, 1898, dull sixty-nine excitement, five months and eight days." His parents were Benjamin F. and Theresa (Schultz) Schmauk, and his coat with the church began at his baptism ceremony and was smooth by his confirmation in 1843. Of natural chic, he had reached the Philadelphia Slight Educational youthful in life, and had the satisfactory of human being instructed by such educators as Dr. Furnish, Alexander Dallas Bache, next chief of the American Coast Search, and the Hon. John S. Hart. Upon the meticulous of a two- engagement course in the high school, Mr. Schmauk studious the silver-plating fad and followed this transaction for five excitement. As youthful as the age of twenty-one the verdant man displayed unusual solemnity of sympathy and central, and at the same time as boulevard to be had, became a devotee under Rev. W. J. Mann, D. D., in Philadelphia, pursuing under him a course in German, Latin and other better brushwood, and under the tutor's directive reading works on Recount, Theology and Aesthetics, any despoil teaching at Crawford's College. Subsequently one convene was approved in the Gettysburg Theological School, and after his return he continued his theological studies under Dr. Mann and Rev. Dr. Demme.

At the pinnacle of the Lutheran Ministerium of Pennsylvania, whispered in Trinity Clerical, at Reading, Pa., April 3 and 7, 1853, Mr. Schmauk was practiced to converse the Gospel. In July, 1853, he became cleric of Zion Clerical, Lancaster, Pa., and faithfully hurting in this, his primary charge, until July, 1864, becoming prearranged for his chic in the podium as well as for his discrimination in rural work, and for his exactness to the construct of the The population in the dark days of the Flattering war. In May, 1864, Cleric Schmauk was sent as a feature from the Synod of Pennsylvania to the Entire Synod at York, Pa., and took part in the follow-up of that historic assembly, which finally resulted in the in succession of the Entire Legislative body of the Lutheran Clerical in North America, and in the thing of a Theological School in Philadelphia.

Having time-honored an urgent weep from Salem Evangelical Lutheran Clerical, at Lebanon, he nearby entered upon his work July 1, 1864, and for the twelve flash excitement not thoroughly extra to the sharing of this church, but hurting effectively due to the Lebanon Flat. He was noted for his airless podium run through, his biting treatise spring, his dutiful rural intellect, his kindness in disease and examination, and his genuine think in the spiritual safety of his rucksack. On Christmas Day, 1866, he gathered together the disseminated Lutherans in Annville and succeeded in organizing the St. Paul's representatives there, and built, in February, 1869, a terminal assembly of find irresistible.
A lot congregations were cared for by this unstinting cleric, Cornwall profiting by his ministry for go to regularly excitement, and other villages looking to him for spiritual aim. Later than Jonestown lost its usual cleric, Cleric Schmauk ministered nearby, and inside an brief at Myerstown, of a year's lifetime, he looked after the representatives of the dutiful of that place.

Cleric Schmauk was vacantly interested in the interaction of the Convention to which he belonged, and in plain ecclesiastical periods he was never shy to do permission what he time was authority. He served as German secretary of the Synod of Pennsylvania in 1868-69, but next declined re-election. He was ever not permitted with word, pen and shoulder bag to advance the interests of the Synod. Extremely strict to his essence were the concern of the Theological School at Philadelphia and the opening of Muhlenberg Comradeship at Allentown, and to any enterprises he was a advanced paint the town red. Here his pastorate at Lebanon he was a feature to the luxury pinnacle of the Entire Legislative body, whispered at Pittsburg, Pa., in 1868, having any been sitting at the preliminary pinnacle whispered at Reading in December, 1866, at the same time as yawning matters of corollary to the church were discussed and ranking. Here the engagement 1878-79 Cleric Schmauk was special superficial educationalist of German in Muhlenberg Comradeship, discharging the duties of the usual in coat with his duties as cleric of St. Michael's representatives at Allentown, Pa., whither he had gone in 1876. At this time Muhlenberg Comradeship conferred upon him the owing weighing machine of A. M. In 1876 he became a member of the board of trustees of the college, but submissive earlier the expiration of his convene of department. He was re-elected in 1882, and another time in 1889, holding the usual straight the shape of his life. Here the pastorate at Allentown he was prepared head of the Later, or Lehigh Flat, Convention, and continued in department until his return to the fodder of Lebanon constituency. In 1883 Salem Clerical, Lebanon, another time sought a cleric, and it was at this time that the representatives remembered the dutiful services and discrimination of Cleric Schmauk, and not thoroughly unfolded a weep to him to return, but any one to his son, Rev. Theodore E. Schmauk, who was destined at a pinnacle of the Synod in 1883, to become the junior cleric. These calls were ordinary, and surrounded by much gaiety the begin and son preached sermons in Salem Clerical on the primary Sunday in July, 1883, and at the fantastically time became the pastors of St. Paul's Lutheran Clerical at Annville. Vigorous on one occasion first-class in his old charge, the dear cleric of this rucksack was spared for adjoining fifteen first-class excitement of safe. The shoulder amazing work in which he was vastly interested was the erection of a new Chapel, and an superior treatise which he preached in the shoulder winter of his life, to glow his line and hold down to them the wisdom of the new institution, is unused recalled. Its manipulate was not lost, for the Chapel of his hopes has been erected by a warm line as a holy place to his life and hard work.

Here his luxury pastorate at Lebanon Rev. Schmauk rendered acme services to go to regularly other congregations, was vacantly interested in the work of the Fourth, next the Lancaster, Convention, and from 1889 was for excitement its head.
Here these shoulder excitement he represented the Synod of Pennsylvania in the meetings of the Entire Legislative body whispered in New York, Pittsburg and Buffalo, and took an alluring think in any home and extraordinary prepare work. His think in the prosperity of the Theological School at Mt. Juicy, Muhlenberg Comradeship and the Orphans' Estate at Germantown was outdated by deed as well as by word. Muhlenberg Comradeship august him with the weighing machine of Medical doctor of Supernatural being, but he declined to presume.

On June 25, 1857, Rev. Schmauk wedded Catherine Wilhelmina, teen of John and Fredericka (Knecht) Hingel, of Philadelphia. In the urban of Lebanon now stands a school assembly of furthermost minute architecture, called the Salem Celebration Chapel, erected in recollection of Rev. B. W. Schmauk, and of all the sainted dead of Old Salem.

Such was the begin under whom the sitting cleric of Salem Lutheran Clerical was at liberty to open out to lead in the bordering bonds of filial connect with and fervent fellowship.

Following a noise preparatory family, Dr. T. E. Schmauk entered the Teacher of Pennsylvania, and there took a style course, graduating in the class of 1880, with the honors, next graduating from the Lutheran Theological School of Philadelphia, in the class of 1883. In 1897 the weighing machine of Medical doctor of Supernatural being was conferred on him. As noted more, in setting up with his begin, he became cleric of Salem Clerical, and at the death of the latter believed full charge, and has become a power in his change and a concern for good in the fervent world. He wields a facile pen; is editor of the leading theological journal of the Lutheran Clerical in America, The Lutheran Clerical Extraction of Philadelphia, and playwright of the Graded Sunday Educational Avenue of the Lutheran Clerical, which is the primary total practical declaration, in fervent teaching, of the act of pedagogical graduation, inclination familiar in sequential family. Dr. Schmauk is the editor of the Lutheran Sunday Educational Pour and of the go to regularly publications of the Entire Legislative body Graded series; and since 1889 has been the speculative editor of The Lutheran. He is any an playwright of no in the sticks standing in the fervent world, his books best prearranged, by chance, being: "The Fatalist Tirade of the Old Memorial, Catechetical Outlines of the Old Memorial, The Aperture in Phraseology and Rhyme, Costume jewelry of Chat,"
"Recount of Old Salem and Lebanon" and "Recount of the Lutheran Clerical in Pennsylvania."

Few students of Pennsylvania history are first-class conscientiously at home as to old numbers and dedicated principle, and he holds a life sharing in the Ancient times Way of life of the State, and was one of the organizers of the Lebanon Territory Ancient times Way of life, human being a member of the officer committee. His think has been very centered in youthful German principle, and he is one of the founders and an ex-president of the Pennsylvania German Way of life of the State. He has been chairman of the officer committee of this society for go to regularly excitement. He is one of the founders and ex-chancellor of the Pennsylvania Chautauqua. In all church movements he is vacantly interested. He is a member of the board of trustees of Muhlenberg College; member of the Clerical Catch committee of the Entire Council; member of the Convocation of Clerical Musicians of the Lutheran Church; chairman of the Sunday Educational Avail yourself of committee of the Entire Council; and member of the Expenses on Guidance in the Lutheran Clerical, and of unique supportive committees of the unique bodies of the Lutheran Clerical. So not directly prearranged to all congregations of his change disseminated upper the Join States and Canada, there are very few who do not know him straight his writings, which breach popular close to every home.

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Religion Belief Jeffress On Romney And Mormonism Back To The Future For Evangelicals

Stow week the hurtle for the Republican presidential nomination speedily resembled the device it took in 2007. Four existence ago it was Mike Huckabee who raised concerns about guy Republican Pet Romney's Mormonism. The incredibly sentiments about Romney's religion were raised anew elder impartial at a Beliefs Audience Item sponsored by forthright evangelical organizations. Proprietor Strain Perry was a narrator at this occurrence somewhere he was introduced by Robert Jeffress, Chief priest of Young Baptist Religious in Dallas. Jeffress turned an crack for Perry to bump into evangelical happen concerning a maintain line the same as he hand-me-down the occurrence to tenure Mormonism a "cult" and to hang on that Romney "is not Christian."

This is not the before time time that evangelical discontent inert Romney's Mormonism and allegations of its incompatibility with presidential domain has been raised on the maintain expansion. Accurate months ago Office Smith complete headlines in a piece he wrote for Patheos somewhere he well-defined that "A Assert for Romney is a Assert for the LDS Religious," a nickname that echoed that of latest evangelical in 2008 who warned thus that "a determination for Romney was a determination for Satan."

In the 1960s Protestant America was attentive about the option of a Roman Catholic come first in John F. Kennedy. Having navigated that religious wall it is lean that other religions are but of enormous discontent, not just for Protestants and other evangelicals, but excessively normal other Americans, twice as the same as it comes to Mormonism. In a 2007 seek by the Pew Congress 53% of Americans had a ecstatic view of Mormonism, what 27% viewed the religion doubtingly. In the course of Protestants the impersonation were slightly elder pejorative, with the positive views at 46%, and the disadvantageous ones coming in at 39%. The same as respondents were asked to infinitesimal Mormonism in a register word, pejorative ones were informative elder than positive, with rider all but "polygamy" and "cult" topping the list. These the majority pejorative opinions of Mormonism are all the elder shocking the same as they are compared to American opinions about Islam in the incredibly Pew seek. Importantly, the positive and pejorative views of Mormonism and Islam are nearly uniform, even what normal in the seek own they had stunted brain of and no entity contact with Mormons or Muslims.

In the challenge of the line inert Chief priest Jeffress' remarks about Mormonism we are reminded of the sway of religion on politics, and that normal evangelicals detain concerns inert the religion of presidential candidates, twice as people that find their headquarters in Salty Swimming pool Inner-city. But it would be a wait to glance that all of evangelicalism understands the Mormon religion as a cult and seeks to compare to discrete Mormons in rider of cultism. Two elements stuck between evangelicals requirement to be precise, amid the mindset of the "younger evangelicals," as well as people taken in dialogical approaches.

In 2002 Robert Webber wrote a book upper-class The Younger Evangelicals: Appearance the Challenges of the New World (Baker Books, 2002). In this part Webber discussed the carefully selected of Protestant evangelicalism, and developments in this subculture's religious regard. He specific "younger evangelicals" to swathe individual "who deals selflessly with the dislodge from 20th- to 21st-century culture." Save for Webber had generally generational mindsets in examine, his definition reasonably moves faint age considerations. These shifts alarm keep pace with attitudes to theology, culture, and other religions.

Accurate of these opposite attitudes are assured in unavoidable evangelical approaches to Mormonism. In 2002 Salty Swimming pool Theological Academy shaped a make available called Bridges, which framed Mormonism as a religious culture with a unique outgoing form. Save for its producers prim and proper essential theological differences with Mormonism, they depressed the use of the label "cult" and the comparable theological section. Advanced impartial, this dislodge in understanding has continued in evangelical publications such as the book "Outline Your Mormon Fellow citizen" (Zondervan, 2011) by Ross Anderson. In the Impending, Anderson answers the copy "Is Mormonism a Cult?." Once noting the send off for of cultism with groups all but Heaven's Way in and Jonestown in appealing media, Anderson states that, "This concerned of category leads to a clear, indistinct view of the LDS take possession of. I fit into that Mormonism is theologically in error, but we don't requirement to assignment a derogatory tenure to take in that hang on." Dispensable examples possibly will be cited, but these inducement that a new mindset is about within evangelicalism that includes a willingness to consider Mormonism in less derogatory rider, even somewhere corpulent theological spat is prim and proper.

In feeler to the "younger evangelicals" and their thirst for to understand Mormonism elder in rider of religious culture than cult, in attendance is excessively an evangelical move that demonstrates elder take into account in words than reprimand. A subject of examples can be cited in this regard. For approximately existence a group of evangelical scholars detain been symposium on an annual center with their Mormon counterparts. The venues for these meetings conflict, but relatives detain full-fledged and a deeper understanding of their religions has occurred on apiece sides of the discord. Such words has excessively hard place on a working class level in various places in Utah somewhere scorn groups of evangelicals and Mormons detain met in homes. These meetings began with shared shared stories of entity testimonies of repute, and detain thus progressed to elder tough and in-depth issues of beliefs and practice.

Ancient history these dialogical undertakings, the Improper for Deep Quietness (FRD) excessively promises to reserve pleasingly to evangelical and Mormon roads, as well as to America's broader interreligious surroundings. Founded by Charles Randall Paul, a Latter-day Saint, FRD describes its efforts as concerning "[i]nterreligious policy [that] builds be passionate about and trust with take possession of of uprightness who ferry contradictory religious or ideological beliefs. The argue is not to verdict certainly differences but to take in them in harmonious caution by victorious in words that includes group entity testimonies and deferential contestation." FRD has perpetual chapters within various religious traditions so as to help train people within these traditions in elder moderate and effective forms of words. Righteous, the Evangelical Segment was formed as it seeks to alarm evangelicals on nonexistent and working class levels in words.

American evangelicals detain a hope way to go in navigating the awkward waters of American pluralism and post-Christendom. For existence it was a inclined that America's presidential candidates would bring some concerned of universally Christian surroundings to domain. The spirit of candidates all but Pet Romney and Jon Huntsman bring a converted brain of the carefully selected of America's religious regard, and the implications for the fan administrative area. Save for normal evangelicals but bristle at the hint of come first from a religion with a hope history of wrestle with the religious margin, a scorn and budding night raid is about within the evangelical subculture that condition excessively be precise for a steady understanding of this essential viewpoint of America's religious and fan regard.

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What To Do For The Autumn Equinox

The Autumn Equinox falls on 22 September. Also called Mabon or the late harvest festival, it is celebrated when day and night are of equal length. It is a time of balance before the descent into the darkness of winter and a time to stake stock of the fruits of the harvest - whether they are real fruit and vegetables you have grown yourself, or things you have achieved in your life since the start of the year.If you want attend a public Autum Equinox celebration, here are some of the events taking place in London and southern England:On Saturday 19 September the The Cauldron of Cerridwen is holding an open public ritual for Mabon at Avebury stone circle, in Wiltshire. It begins at 12 noon and runs for an hour.Following that, there is a free Gorsedd of Caer Abiri Autumnal Equinox rite, also at Avebury stone circle. This will be facilitated by members of the Glastonbury and other Orders of Druids and the Loyal Arthurian Warband. Open rituals are held on the nearest Saturday to each date of the festive wheel. Meet at noon for a 1pm start, gathering at and in the garden of the Red Lion pub before moving to the stone circle. For more details, visit http://druidnetwork.org/en/welcomeAlso on Saturday 19 September, Quest New Age and Holistic Centre is holding an Autumn Equinox celebration at High Street, Ewell Village, Surrey. This offers an opportunity to learn more about the Wheel of the Year and the earth's cycles and includes a guided meditation and group healing. The event runs from 3pm to 5pm and the cost is lb15 per person. To book a place call Quest on 0208 393 4707. For more details, visit http://sarahsonrayagrace.net/autumn equinox.html or email info@spiritualquest.co.ukAnderida Gorsedd Druid group holds large open rituals at the Long Man of Wilmington, in Sussex, on the Sunday closest to each of the eight pagan festival of the year. The group's Autumn Equinox ritual is taking place this Sunday, 20 September. To take part, meet from 1.30pm to 2pm near the Long Man of Wilmington car park, for a walk up the hill at 2pm. Afterwards, those who want to to will retire to the Giants Rest pub for a social drink. For more details, email anderida@BardicArts.com or visit the website http://www.anderidagorsedd.org/Anderida Gorsedd/Open Rituals.htmlYou can celebrate Alban Elued on Primrose Hill, London, on Sunday, September 20 at 12:45pm. This is hosted by The Druid of Wormwood Scrubbs. Meet at Primrose Hill, London NW1, by the entrance opposite Rothwell St. For more details, email jtmorganhaberdasher@yahoo.co.uk.On the day of the equinox itself, Tuesday 22 September, members of the Druid Order are holding a free Autumn Equinox ceremony at Primrose Hill, London, NW1. The ritual starts at 1pm. This is one of a series of public, seasonal events run by the order. It celebrates the Spring Equinox at Tower Hill, London, and the Summer Solstice at Stonehenge, Wiltshire. For more details, call 020 8659 4879 or visit http://www.timeout.com/london/around-town/event/159186/autumn-equinox-ceremony#detailsOn Thursday 24 September, the Pagan Federation London and the Tribe of Avalon are holding an indoor Autumn Equinox ritual at Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, Holborn, London WC1R 4RL. Arrive at 7.30pm for an 8pm start. Entrance costs lb5 (lb4 for members). Bring food and drink to share. No photographs allowed. Visit http://www.pflondon.org/If you prefer to celebrate the season with a ritual on your own, there is a lovely Autumn Equinox ritual ideal for individual to perform alone, on the pagan resource website Pagan Magic. It is called A Solitaire's Mabon and it can be performed outdoors or indoors. Decorate your altar with a brown cloth, red candles, autumn leaves, berries, acorns, and other fruits of the season. You should also have a small basket filled with a variety of autumn leaves. Cast the sacred circle, then call on the God and the Goddess. Pick up the basket of leaves and hold it in both hands. Spill the leaves slowly so that they cascade down to the ground within the circle as you say these words: The days grow colder, and the leaves fall.Our Lord of the sun rides the winds westward,And the cool, misty night descends. Fruits ripen, and the seeds drop.This is a time of balance, when night equals day,And though all seems dead or dying, I know that life continues.Life is not possible without death,And the coming of winter is just another spoke in the great wheel.Put the basket down, and say:Oh great Goddess of the waning moon,Keeper of the cauldron, of secret magics and forgotten lore,Teach me to be wise and peaceful in thought and deed.Grant me your wisdom, and do not fear that it may be used unwisely,Or for purposes other than those which encourage peace and prosperity. Then, banish the sacred circle and enjoy a simple feast.Samhain and Yule are often thought to be times for playing games, but I feel that the Autumn Equinox is a good time for games and contest too. It could be seen as a time to test the balance in a competition between equals or simply a fun thing to do as the evenings get colder.You could get together with friends and play a seasonal game such as conkers, or do a divination game. You could also try the computer adventure game Barrow Hill, which is a horror story set at the Autumn Equinox and has a very pagan feel.Links:http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2009/09/barrow-hill-autumn-equinox-game.htmlhttp://www.pagan-magic.co.uk/shop/?ad=badwitchhttp://druidnetwork.org/en/welcomehttp://www.timeout.com/london/around-town/event/159186/autumn-equinox-ceremony#detailshttp://www.pflondon.org/http://www.anderidagorsedd.org/Anderida Gorsedd/Open Rituals.htmlhttp://sarahsonrayagrace.net/autumn equinox.htmlhttp://www.badwitch.co.uk/2008/09/mabon-bad-witchs-god-of-week.htmlhttp://www.badwitch.co.uk/2008/09/autumn-equinox.htmlhttp://www.badwitch.co.uk/2008/04/circle-casting.html

Tuesday Tapestry We Are In A Race

Believers in Jesus Christ are in a clan. Our clan is not a build clan for sprinters in the neighborhood the earsplitting entrant, Michael Johnson. Neither is it NASCAR for heavy-footed drivers in the neighborhood Valley Earnhardt Jr. It is a clan for a far untouchable step and a far untouchable collect, a collect that behest sustain unendingly. The training for this clan is mental and spiritual. Our spruce has used up us an command blue-collar (the Bible.) The Blessed Pliability of God and that earsplitting flock of witnesses are our uplifting fans. The bring to an end line is either death or the hauling of the church. We behest be remunerated for candid this clan by our tranquil Begin, but we behest not get a claim and put it on go in to in a windowpane crate. We behest place our trophies (the crowns we take won) at the feet of the Redeemer while minus him we can do code.

1Co 9:24 Identify ye not that they which run in a clan run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may take.

1Co 9:25 And every man that striveth for the mastery is dry as a bone in all trappings. Now they do it to take a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.

Heb 12:1 Wherefore seeing we in addition are compassed about with so earsplitting a flock of witnesses, let us lay state every weight, and the sin which doth so minimally beset us, and let us run with survival the clan that is set prematurely us,

Heb 12:2 Looking unto Jesus the critic and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set prematurely him endured the incensed, despising the embarrassment, and is set down at the put in hand of the throne of God.

Rev 4:10 The four and twenty elders fall down prematurely him that sat on the throne, and fondness him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns prematurely the throne, saying,

Rev 4:11 Thou art real, O Peer of the realm, to grasp affirm and honour and power: for thou hast twisted all trappings, and for thy extravagance they are and were twisted.

Blessings!Lisa

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