Matthew 24:3; Luke 21:28
 
9-19-18, * -- The Lord Jesus’ disciples asked Him what would be prophetic signs of the end times, the end of this age and His return? (Matthew 24:3) The Old Testament prophets wrote about future seasons and events, but the topics were often interwoven and the timing of the events not easily discernible.
 
Jesus explained that there would be religious deception, social and political upheaval, natural calamities, disloyalty, religious and ethnic persecution prior to His return. Hatred and betrayal will be common, as lawlessness will abound and "the love of many will grow cold." He described it as "the beginning of sorrows" (Mark 13:8).
 
Jesus taught that here will be amazing signs happening with the sun, the moon and the stars. On earth, major earthquakes and roaring oceans will bring panic and great natural disasters.

"Then men "will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory." Luke 21:25-28
 
Christ's future coming is not only a prophetic event just to be anticipated; it is a promise from our Lord's own lips. Jesus explained to His disciples that He would leave to "prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself, that where I am, you may be also" (John 14:1-3). [Angels proclaimed it in Acts 1:10-11 also the Apostle Paul in 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17.]

The Lord Jesus' return is our great blessed hope (Titus 2:13). 
Even so, Come Lord Jesus! Revelation 22:20
 
*Excerpted and adapted full original message from Gary Curtis here

​9-20-18, * -- Most of Americans believe that without plenty of fresh, clean running water, we couldn't have a decent civilized quality of life. Seriously, do we truly need all the water we use? What if we limited the:

• dishwashing machine
• not have a daily shower; or limit time while in the shower
• don't water the lawn so often
• use a container to brush our teeth not let faucet run

In Socialist Venezuela, as the power grid failed, the pumps shut down and so did the flow of water. With temperatures the entire year over 86 degrees Fahrenheit we need a shower! As the water shut off we had to haul and purify our own water.

Also suffering from a lack of food requires a lifestyle change; going back to the country to produce our own food. However, predator class won´t allow this. Hungry people will band together and loot, steal and destroy whatever cannot be taken or eaten. [..snip]

What are your water and food management plans should it happen where you live?

9-20-18, Twitter: Donald J. Trump✔ @realDonaldTrump

"We protect the countries of the Middle East, they would not be safe for very long without us, and yet they continue to push for higher and higher oil prices! We will remember. The OPEC monopoly must get prices down now!"

President Trump clearly nudging to Opec members, such as Saudi Arabia, to agree a production boost when they meet this weekend. Brent Crude is currently trading near to $80 per barrel, close to its highest level since November 2014.

​Oil prices have been climbing sharply since Opec agreed a historic deal to curb production in late 2016. That output freeze has helped to remove over-capacity from the market, meaning producers benefit from higher prices. More here from Guardian

9-19-18, Michigan — Mother, Jodie May of Grandville, Michigan, was arrested and forced to appear before a district judge. She was charged with stealing her 15 year old daughter's cell phone. Jodie was punishing her daughter for misbehaving in school and as punishment confiscated her cell phone. She said, "I was just being a mom, a concerned parent and disciplining my daughter." 

However, her ex-husband, called the police stating he owned the phone and claimed his ex-wife's punishment was a crime alleging his ex-wife stole the phone. That led to Jodie's arrest. [Later revealed Dad did not own the phone; the daughter did.]

She was immediately released on a $200 bond and faced a misdemeanor charge of larceny under $200, punishable by up to 93 days in jail. However, after prosecutors learned that the minor child owned the phone; charges were dropped. More here

Remember the riots in Baltimore, Maryland in 2015?
Who can forget this Mother giving her teenage son a 'beat down' for participating in the riots see video: ​Baltimore Mom Beats Down Son  - Mom Catches Son Rioting in Baltimore And Slaps Him On Live TV and chases him home. Police ask parents to help control the rioting kids. (VIDEO) here

Ford Motor Corp Helps Promote Anti Semite Louis Farrakhan Claim of Jewish Plot to Make Black Men Gay - More here
9-20-18, At the 2018 Black Press conference sponsored by the National Newspaper Publishers Association [NNPA], which had previously honored Senator Kamala Harris, the First Place Feature Writing Award went to a Final Call article, “The Feminization of Black Men” which quoted Farrakhan’s claims that, "drugs were being used to turn black men gay... make you think you’re a homosexual, feminizing the Black man. We now have feminization and homosexual behaviors being normalized in the Black community." More here

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Daniel Greenfield: Senator Cory Booker and "The Only Good Zionist ..." more here
9-16-18,  Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing was the beginning of the Democrat 2020 primaries, and Senate Democrat who yelled the worst possible thing winner was NJ Dem Sen Corey Booker. He loves quotes from Stokely Carmichael - the Nazi lovin, anti Semite. [snip..] Booker quoted Stokely Carmichael in June of last year and again in July of this year he attacked the US Constitution saying: “Yeah, if you read the Declaration of Independence now, you see the Native Americans referred to as “savages, women omission, a second-class citizenry."

At the Brett Kavanaugh SCOTUS hearings Booker said: 
“Stokely Carmichael said it best: we are the leaders we’ve been looking for.”   However, the sneering line about the Constitution isn’t Stokely’s most famous quote and we wonder if Senator Booker also admires these two? 

​"The only good Zionist is a dead Zionist we must take a lesson from Hitler” and “The only position for women in SNCC is prone."  
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[snip..] The obsessive accusations of bigotry aimed at Republicans are a typical example of projection. The left needs to believe that Republicans are bigots so that its members can pretend that they aren’t. As the devil’s bargain with identity politics takes hold, the accusations of bigotry grow shriller, not because Republicans have become more bigoted, but because the Dems are dealing with more internal bigotry.
The schizoid nature of identity politics is turning the Democrats into bigots who scream about bigotry. And the more they scream, the more bigoted they are. -- More here

​Wisconsin Gov Walker blames Clinton for 'inflaming the situation' in Milwaukee more here
8-16-16, Four Milwaukee police officers were injured Sunday night and 14 arrests were made. Pres Candidate Hillary Clinton said: "Look at what's happening in Milwaukee right now. We've got urgent work to do to rebuild trust between police and communities and get back to the fundamental principle: Everyone should have respect for the law and be respected by the law." 

1 Peter 1:6

8-17-18, John D. Morris, PhD -- Our lives today are continually badgered by various trials, or “manifold temptations.” The trials are to bring about a pure and effective faith, pleasing to God. But the apostle Peter is not referring to trials or their results when he declares: “Wherein ye greatly rejoice.” On the contrary, he is summing up a list of blessings given in the preceding three verses. As we delineate them, let us rejoice as well.

“His abundant mercy” (1 Peter 1:3). Mercy implies a compassionate act on one who is in desperate need. In context, God’s mercy was granted to us in salvation when there was nothing we could do to save ourselves.

“Begotten us again”. We have been born again! We are now His children, born into His family. We now have spiritual life—eternal life.

“A lively hope”—not just a living hope—it is much more than that. We have a hope that is actively, vibrantly alive. This “lively” state was accomplished in and through the bodily “resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.” Our eventual, eternal resurrection is thus assured.

“An inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you” (1 Peter 1:4). This inheritance could not be more secure or more glorious.

“Kept by the power of God” (1 Peter 1:5). The protection of God extends far beyond the inheritance; it encompasses the individual heir also—the one who has tasted of His mercy “through faith unto salvation.”

“To be revealed in the last time” (1 Peter 1:5). Though the saved are now freed from the penalty and power of sin, there will be a final deliverance from the presence of sin.

Indeed, there is much about which to “greatly rejoice.” Source

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he backed the Russian Defense Ministry statement accusing Israel of downing the reconnaissance plane, but added that the incident appeared to be an accident.

9-18-18, The Russian military said the Israeli raid was the cause of a Russian Il-20 aircraft being shot down by a Syrian missile, as Damascus was trying to repel the attack on its positions when the plane was landing. The Ministry of Defense accused Israeli jets of using the Russian aircraft as "cover" during strikes.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has expressed "regret" to Russian President Vladimir Putin over the downing of the plane, but insisted Syria is to blame. More here:

The Russian Il-20 plane had 14 people on board as it was coming in to land at Russia's airbase in Syria late on Monday night. The fate of the 14 is not yet known - Russia's defence ministry says the search for them ongoing. Even though it was shot down off Syria's Mediterranean coast by Syrian anti-aircraft fire Moscow is blaming Israel. It says Israeli jets flying in the same area near Latakia Syria in the north put the plane directly in the line of the anti-aircraft fire. On Tuesday, 9-18-18 Israel's ambassador in Mosow was summoned to Russia's foreign ministry.

Israel is know to have bombed Iranian military positions in Syria in the past but has not yet commented on the accusation. Iran, its arch enemy, is also supporting Syria's regime.
The seven year old war has sucked in many international powers, including the United States and Turkey. In February Turkey shot down a Russian warplane, saying it had entered Turkish airspace.

Israel denied downing the Russia turbo prop
IDF spokesperson said Wednesday night, 9-19-18, the delegation to Russia will present evidence linking Iran to ongoing attempts to transfer strategic weapons to the Hezbollah [Lebanon] terror organization and to establish an Iranian military presence in Syria.

Brunswick Nuclear Power Plant, No Carolina; Hurricane Florence Flood waters leave workers stranded
9-17-18, Brunswick nuclear plant in North Carolina declared a state of emergency after flood waters isolated the facility and left 300 workers cut off from the outside world. The plant is located around 30 miles south of Wilmington, four miles inland from the Atlantic coast. More here

For two days Hurricane Florence achieved a direct hit on the Brunswick power facilities more here
The entire area of Brunswick is drenched with unprecedented rain and flooding. Personnel are not able to access the plant, which is running a “hot shutdown” sequence. The facility is apparently running blind. At risk is the entire Eastern seaboard of the United States, which would be rendered uninhabitable for 300 years if a nuclear fuel meltdown occurs. No one in the fake news media seems to think this is important enough to cover. The sheer stupidity — and almost suicidal tendency — of modern humans never ceases to amaze. More here

9-18-18, Renowned neuroscience Professor Dr. Germund Hesslow at Lund University in Sweden is being investigated because he told a group of students there are biological differences between men and women. He was accused by a student of making "transphobic" and "anti-feminist" statements during one of his lectures.  

Hesslow received his Ph.D. in neuroscience in 1987, has refused to withdraw his comments or make an apology. He was teaching his course 'Heritage and Environment' at the university when he cited verifiable research which supports the scientific conclusion that differences between men and women are "biologically founded" and therefore genders cannot be regarded as "social constructs alone".

Hesslow said that some students, “for ideological reasons,” don't like to hear certain scientific facts about biological differences between men and women. He was summoned to a meeting by Christer Larsson, the chairman of the program board for medical education, after one female student complained that the professor had expressed his “personal anti-feminist agenda.” The university asked Hesslow to “distance” himself from two specific comments; that gay women have a “male sexual orientation” and that whether transsexuality is a sexual orientation is “a matter of definition”.

The professor refused to back away from the comments, saying that he had “done enough” already to “explain and defend” his choice of words. “At some point, one must ask for a sense of proportion among those involved. If it were to become acceptable for students to record lectures in order to find compromising formulations and then involve faculty staff with meetings and long letters, we should let go of the medical education altogether.” More here

Nikki Haley, Pricey Curtains Another Undeserved Swipe at  Pres Trump
​The $52,000 curtains for Nikki Haley's office were bought by Obama's ... State Dept in 2016. The fake news media of New York Times apologized again for another false report. More here

​NYT Corrects False Report on UN Ambassador Nikki Haley's Expensive Curtains
Sep 14, 2018 · While Nikki R. Haley is the current ambassador to the United Nations, the decision on leasing the ambassador's residence and purchasing the curtains was made during the Obama administration - Samanth Power was the Ambassador ... ​More here

The Day of Atonement or Yom Kippur  is recorded in the Holy Bible's Old Testament book of Leviticus 16:8-34; 23:27-32. It's the most solemn and important holy day of the Jewish calendar. In the Old Testament, the Day of Atonement was the day the High Priest made an atoning sacrifice for the sins of the people. This act of atonement brought reconciliation between the people and God. After the blood sacrifice was offered to the Lord, a goat was released into the wilderness to symbolically carry away the sins of the people. This "scapegoat" was never to return. The Messiah, the Savior and Lord Jesus is our 'scapegoat.' 1 John 3:5

Update: Christine Blasey Ford demands full FBI investigation
9-19-18, Ms Christine Blasey Ford is reluctant to testify before Congress — even behind closed doors — because she's afraid of public backlash.
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Kavanaugh & Accuser to Testify Monday, Sep 24, 1018 Senate Hearing [More here]
9-17-18, Senate Judiciary Committee will convene for additional hearing on Judge Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination in which both Kavanaugh and his accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, will testify under oath. Ford has accused 
Kavanaugh by letter sent to Sen Feinstein in July 2018 of groping her​ in 1983. The confirmation vote has been delayed, but may take place, 9-25-18.

Sixty five other women who were friends with Brett in high school have written letters [here] and say the accusations by Christine are contrary to the boy they all knew. On Fox News, Meghan McCaleb [video here] says she knew Brett to be respectful; the mature one of their group and never saw him drunk.
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9-17-18, Daily Caller -- Christine Blasey Ford has accused Judge Brett Kavanaug of a sexual assault that she claims took place in 1983 at a drunken high school teen age party. She also claims that another boy, Mark Judge was in the room and jumped on them allowing her escape.  The Washington Post noted that Ford [through her lawyer, Debra Katz] said she was afraid to tell her parents [or anyone else until 2012] about the incident and has very limited memory of event. She alleged by letter [here] sent to Senator Diane Feinstein that Brett held her down on a bed and groped her.

​In 2018 Christine Blasey-Ford [through her attorney] claims that in high school at a party in 1983, two boys were in the room when she was attacked. The second drunken boy was Mark Judge. In a recent interview, Mark Judge said he could not remember an incident that could be misconstrued in the way the New Yorker says the letter alleges. “I can recall a lot of rough-housing with guys. It was an all-boys school, we would rough-house with each other; I don't remember any of that stuff going on with girls." More here

Brett Kavanaugh’s Mother, Maryland Judge Martha Kavanaugh in 1996 Presided Over Foreclosure Of Accuser’s Family Home More here ​

9-17-18, Maryland court records show that Judge Martha Kavanaugh issued rulings in an action initiated in 1996 by the United Mortgage & Loan Investment Corp (UMLIC) to foreclose on a Potomac, Maryland, property owned by Ralph and Paula Blasey — Christen Blasey-Ford’s parents.

​Ephesians 5:4; Proverbs 15:2

4-16-08, Henry Morris, PhD -- In the Book of Ephesians are included several guidelines for the Christian's speech--how we should talk and what we should talk about. These are not easy rules to follow, but are necessary if we would please our Savior and be effective in our Christian lives and witness.

As our text indicates, vulgar talk, idle chatter, and coarse jesting should "not be once named among you, as becometh saints" (5:3). "Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers" (4:29).

The same applies to bitter, angry, malicious speech. "Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice" (4:31). And certainly our communications should be true and trustworthy. "Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbor" (4:25).

Thus, our words should not be crude or obscene, idle or foolish, bitter or angry, false or malicious. Instead, they should be good words, true words, gracious words, intended to edify--that is, build up--our hearers in their own Christian lives.

Further, if we would win others to Christ, we must always be "speaking the truth in love" (4:15). What we say to them must be fully in accord with both biblical truth and genuine Christian love. Finally, we should "be filled with the Spirit; Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ" (5:18-20). Gracious, edifying words can only come from a thankful heart. Source

2 Corinthians 4:2, 1 Corinthians 5:9, 11, 1 Thessalonians 5:22

9-17-18, * -- Have you “renounced the hidden things of shame” in your life— the things that your sense of honor or pride will not allow to come into the light?

We must renounce anything and everything in its entirety until there is no hidden dishonesty or craftiness about us at all. Envy, jealousy and strife don’t necessarily arise from your old nature of sin, but from the flesh which was used for these kinds of things in the past (see Romans 6:19 and 1 Peter 4:1-3).

We must maintain continual watchfulness so that nothing arises in our lives that would cause us shame. “…not walking in craftiness…” (2 Corinthians 4:2). God will only allow us to work in one way — the way of truth.

If we act deceitfully, God’s blight and ruin will be upon us. Never dull your sense of being your utmost for His highest — your best for His glory. Many people have turned back because they are afraid to look at things from God’s perspective. Psalm 1:1

*Excerpted and adapted full original message from Oswald Chambers' archives, 'Utmost' here

9-14-18, David Wartinger, a professor emeritus in the Dept of Osteopathic Surgical Specialties, at Michigan State University led both a pilot study and an expanded study to assess whether the stories he was hearing from patients were true that riding a roller coaster dislodges kidney stones.

He found that riding a roller coaster helps patients pass kidney stones with nearly a 70% success rate. His pilot study is published in the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association.

He said: “Basically, I had patients telling me that after riding a particular roller coaster at Walt Disney World, they were able to pass their kidney stone. I even had one patient say he passed three different stones after riding multiple times.”

Professor Wartinger tested the theory using a validated, synthetic 3D model of a hollow kidney complete with three kidney stones no larger than 4 millimeters inserted into the replica, he took the model in a backpack on Big Thunder Mountain at the theme park 20 times. His initial results verified patient reports.

​He said: “In the pilot study, sitting in the last car of the roller coaster showed about a 64 percent passage rate, while sitting in the first few cars only had a 16 percent success rate.”  More here

The Democrat 'Blue Wave': From Tsunami to Trickle
July 2018, As of today, the "blue wave" will be more trickle than a tsunami. Several factors have Republicans trending in the right direction; economy, jobs, tax cut, Jerusalem, Noko, tariffs, EPA halted, more...

Gillette Answers Back to Nike With an Ad EVERY American Will Be Proud
"YOUR BEST NEVER COMES EASY!"
- More here 

9-16-18, Gillette, which makes shaving blades, released an ad touting the amazing story of one-handed Seattle Seahawks linebacker Shaquem Griffin. More here

Pastor J. D. expounds upon very controversial dogmas ...
Damascus, Abomination, Third Temple, Red Heifer, Peace Treaty, Ezekiel 38

36 min ​Video here

​9-16-18, * -- Although most of us have been taught otherwise, the Bible actually says in direct clear unequivocal language, that the Jewish people must convert to the Messiah Jesus Christ before He will return:

1. Jesus Himself said, that before the Jews will see Him again, they will say, “you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord’” (Matt. 23:39). The common belief is that they will not convert until they see Christ; this is the exact opposite of what Christ literally said.
2. In Hosea the Lord said: “I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and none shall rescue him. I will go and return to My place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek My face: in their affliction they will seek me early.” (Hosea 5:14-15)
3. Peter preached to the Jews, as recorded in the book of Acts, he said that they will need to convert before Christ will return: “Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, . . . and that He may send the Messiah, Who has been appointed for you— even Jesus.” (Acts 3:19-20)
4. The Apostle Paul said, “For if their rejection is the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance be, but life from the dead?” (Romans 11:15). So the Rapture cannot happen before they convert.

This information has not been seen or taught because it does not fit the prevailing beliefs about the end times. Based on my understanding of God's word, the pre-tribulation Rapture theory is false.

Question: How many Jews must believe? Have the number of Jews who have repented and accepted Messiah Jesus fulfilled God's requirement?

April 2015: Simon Stout, executive assistant of Jews for Jesus in Tel Aviv, Israel said that in the 1990s, there were about 3,000 Messianic Jews [born again] in Israel; today there are appx 20,000 in 150 congregations in Israel. Of Israel’s 84 cities and towns, 81 have at least one messianic Bible study. Jews are coming back to the land, and they’re coming to know the Messiah, the Lord Jesus Christ. We’re living in prophetic times and Yeshua will come back in our lifetime. Jews coming to Messiah cry out ‘Baruch Haba B’Shem Adonai‘ – Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord! More here 

January 2018: Harassment of Messianic Jews' Center in Israel Begins Anew [More here]
Ultra-Orthodox Jews protested the presence of the Messianic Jews [born again Christians] in Dimona, Israel on Tuesday and threatened some of the Jewish followers of Jesus, according to advocacy group Middle East Concern (MEC).​

Apparently another of God's requirements has been fulfilled! Hallelujah!

Luke 21:11

9-7-18, Currently the earth is experiencing many tragic natural horrors upon the earth, volcanoes, earthquakes, floods, wildfires, meteors, pestilences as described in Matthew 24:1; Mark 13:8; Luke 21:11.  China continues to release water into the Tsangpo river, saying it has seen the heaviest rainfall in the last 50 years. Many new virus' and bacteria are resistant to anti-biotics. The earth is also seeing mass animal death - here. Revelation 6:8
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Fiji: Huge 8.1 magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of Fiji - here 
The 8.1 magnitude earthquake has struck south east of Suva, The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was no tsunami threat because the quake was too deep. It hit 378 miles (609km) underground. The center said no destructive Pacific-wide tsunami was expected, and there was no tsunami threat to Hawaii.

Fiji Islands South Pacific: Great mag. 8.1 earthquake - here
Great mag. 8.1 earthquake - Fiji Islands Region on Sunday, 19 August 2018

Ecuador: Strong mag. 6.3 earthquake - here
Friday, 7 September 2018 - information Strong mag. 6.3 earthquake - Ecuador on Friday, 7 September 2018 Sep 7 02:19 : Magnitude recalculated from 6.4 to 6.3.

Matthew 8:11; Luke 9:30, 16:23
 
9-15-18, Throughout the ages people have believed, that in our lives in eternity, will include recognition of our loved ones. The attitude and behavior of King David, at the death of his child, shows that he believed in Heavenly Recognition. For seven days he had prayed, fasted and wept in the hope that God would allow Bathsheba's child to live; but when final word came that he was dead, David wiped away tears, washed, dressed, ate food finding comfort knowing “I shall go to him” (2 Samuel 12:22-23).
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Heaven is revealed as an enjoyable social place.

Jesus said: “And I say unto you, that many shall come from the east and west, sitting down to feast with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 8:11) Assuredly, the patriarchs and prophets knew each other at this holy festival. Why would we doubt that born again believers in Christ will also recognize each other?
 
There are several indications in Scripture that we will maintain our identity in heaven and, thus, be recognizable to our loved ones (and they to us)as follows:

1. Jesus made it a point that Abraham, Isaac and Jacob were alive and existing as individuals by those names. Matthew 22:31-32 
2. Apostles Peter, James and John recognized Moses & Elijah as they appeared to Jesus on the Mount of Transfiguration. Matthew 17:1-8; Luke 9:30
3. Death of Lazarus and the rich man - the rich man  went to Hell, “he lifted up his eyes, being in torments seeing Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.”  Luke 16:23
4. The Apostle Paul:

• spoke of “the whole family in heaven and earth.” Ephesians 3:15
• expected to recognize in heaven the Thessalonian Christians to whom he had ministered on earth. 1 Thessalonians 2:19-20; 2 Corinthians 1:14
• said, "For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.” 1 Corinthians 13:12 [“BUT THEN” … face to face with Jesus! And know “AS I AM KNOWN.”]

The affinity and knowledge of our loved ones in the eternal Home of the redeemed where cognizance is not limited! How sad if we had to live throughout eternity as strangers! It wouldn’t be home. Jesus is preparing a place (John 14:3) for all of us and we'll know each other. Hallelujah!