https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Oxidation_Event The Great Oxidation Event (GOE), sometimes also called the Great Oxygenation Event, Oxygen Catastrophe, Oxygen Crisis, Oxygen Holocaust,[2] or Oxygen Revolution, was a time period when the Earth's atmosphere and the shallow ocean first experienced a rise in oxygen, approximately 2.4 billion years ago (2.4 Ga) to 2.1–2.0 Ga during the Paleoproterozoic era.[3] Geological, isotopic, and chemical evidence suggests that biologically produced molecular oxygen (dioxygen, O2) started to accumulate in Earth's atmosphere and changed Earth's atmosphere from a weakly reducing atmosphere to an oxidizing atmosphere,[4] causing many existing species on Earth to die out.[5] The cyanobacteria producing the oxygen caused the event which enabled the subsequent development of multicellular forms.
2 I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; 3 you shall have no other gods before[a] me.
4 You
shall not make for yourself an idol, whether in the form of anything
that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in
the water under the earth. 5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I the Lord
your God am a jealous God, punishing children for the iniquity of
parents, to the third and the fourth generation of those who reject me, 6 but showing steadfast love to the thousandth generation[b] of those who love me and keep my commandments.
7 You shall not make wrongful use of the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not acquit anyone who misuses his name.
8 Remember the sabbath day, and keep it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work. 10 But the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord
your God; you shall not do any work—you, your son or your daughter,
your male or female slave, your livestock, or the alien resident in your
towns. 11 For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but rested the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day and consecrated it.
12 Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
16 You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
17 You
shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your
neighbor’s wife, or male or female slave, or ox, or donkey, or anything
that belongs to your neighbor.
18 When all the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking, they were afraid[d] and trembled and stood at a distance, 19 and said to Moses, “You speak to us, and we will listen; but do not let God speak to us, or we will die.” 20 Moses
said to the people, “Do not be afraid; for God has come only to test
you and to put the fear of him upon you so that you do not sin.” 21 Then the people stood at a distance, while Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was.
The Law concerning the Altar
22 The Lord said to Moses: Thus you shall say to the Israelites: “You have seen for yourselves that I spoke with you from heaven. 23 You shall not make gods of silver alongside me, nor shall you make for yourselves gods of gold. 24 You
need make for me only an altar of earth and sacrifice on it your burnt
offerings and your offerings of well-being, your sheep and your oxen; in
every place where I cause my name to be remembered I will come to you
and bless you. 25 But if you make for me an altar of stone, do not build it of hewn stones; for if you use a chisel upon it you profane it. 26 You shall not go up by steps to my altar, so that your nakedness may not be exposed on it."
Blast from the past My friend had a Game Genie, at first I thought it was the coolest thing... then I realized it was an enjoyment trap.
Yes, rest and honor the sabbath and also honor the 10 commandments. He has a great message and an awesome voice. Surprised he mentioned King James Version... I assumed this is strictly about Judaism. Maybe, just the KJV translation of the old testament?
Curious, why did you put the two together in the same post (Game Genie and his YouTube post)?
Blast from the past My friend had a Game Genie, at first I thought it was the coolest thing... then I realized it was an enjoyment trap.
Yes, rest and honor the sabbath and also honor the 10 commandments. He has a great message and an awesome voice. Surprised he mentioned King James Version... I assumed this is strictly about Judaism. Maybe, just the KJV translation of the old testament?
Curious, why did you put the two together in the same post (Game Genie and his YouTube post)?
Israelites are Jin, and the cheat code to this matrix/underworld. Following the laws is following the source code which this realm has been cut off from
c.
1300, "earth, air, fire, or water; one of the four things regarded by
the ancients as the constituents of all things," from Old French element (10c.), from Latin elementum "rudiment, first principle, matter in its most basic form" (translating Greek stoikheion),
origin and original sense unknown. Meaning "simplest component of a
complex substance" is late 14c. Modern sense in chemistry is from 1813,
but is not essentially different from the ancient one. Meaning "proper
or natural environment of anything" is from 1590s, from the old notion
that each class of living beings had its natural abode in one of the
four elements. Elements "atmospheric force" is 1550s.
-gen
word-forming
element technically meaning "something produced," but mainly, in modern
use, "thing that produces or causes," from French -gène (18c.), from Greek -genes "born of, produced by," which is from the same source as genos "birth," genea "race, family," from PIE root *gene-
"give birth, beget," with derivatives referring to procreation and
familial and tribal groups. First used in late 18th century French
chemistry (see oxygen), it probably involves a misunderstanding of -genes, as though it meant "that which produces."
*genə-, also *gen-,
Proto-Indo-European root meaning "give birth, beget," with derivatives
referring to procreation and familial and tribal groups.
Antigone
daughter of Oedipus, her name in Greek might mean "in place of a mother," from anti "opposite, in place of" (see anti-) + gone "womb, childbirth, generation," from root of gignesthai "to be born" related to genos "race, birth, descent" (from PIE root *gene- "give birth, beget," with derivatives referring to procreation and familial and tribal groups).
engine (n.)
c.
1300, "mechanical device," especially one used in war; "manner of
construction," also "skill, craft, innate ability; deceitfulness,
trickery," from Old French engin "skill, wit, cleverness," also "trick, deceit, stratagem; war machine" (12c.), from Latin ingenium
"innate qualities, ability; inborn character," in Late Latin "a war
engine, battering ram" (Tertullian, Isidore of Seville); literally "that
which is inborn," from in- "in" (from PIE root *en "in") + gignere, from PIE *gen(e)-yo-, suffixed form of root *gene- "give birth, beget."
Sense of "device that converts energy to mechanical power" is
18c.; in 19c. especially of steam engines. Middle English also had ingeny (n.) "gadget, apparatus, device," directly from Latin ingenium.
ingenious (adj.)
early 15c., "intellectual, talented," from Middle French ingénieux "clever, ingenious" (Old French engeignos), from Latin ingeniosus "of good natural capacity, full of intellect, clever, gifted with genius," from ingenium "innate qualities, ability; inborn character," literally "that which is inborn," from in- "in" (from PIE root *en "in") + gignere, from PIE *gen(e)-yo-, suffixed form of root *gene- "give birth, beget."
also epigon, "undistinguished scion of mighty ancestors," (sometimes in Latin plural form epigoni), 1865, from Greek epigonoi, in classical use with reference to the sons of the Seven who warred against Thebes; plural of epigonos "offspring, successor, posterity," noun use of adjective meaning "born afterward," from epi "close upon" (in time), see epi-, + -gonos "birth, offspring," from root of gignesthai "to be born" related to genos "race, birth, descent" (from PIE root *gene- "give birth, beget," with derivatives referring to procreation and familial and tribal groups).
general (adj.)
c. 1200, "of wide application, generic, affecting or involving all" (as opposed to special or specific), from Old French general (12c.) and directly from Latin generalis "relating to all, of a whole class, generic" (contrasted with specialis), from genus (genitive generis) "stock, kind" (from PIE root *gene- "give birth, beget," with derivatives referring to procreation and familial and tribal groups).
Used in forming titles from late 14c. with the sense "having general authority or jurisdiction, chief." Phrase in general "without exception, in one body; as a rule, generally, not specifically" is from late 14c. General rule
general (n.)
late 14c., "whole class of things or persons, a broad classification, a general truth," from general (adj.). Meaning "commander of an army" is 1570s, shortening of captain general, from Middle French capitaine général.
The English adjective was affixed to civic officer designations by late
14c. to indicate superior rank and extended jurisdiction.
Jinn (Arabic: جن, jinn), also Romanized as djinn or Anglicized as genies (with the more broad meaning of spirits or demons, depending on source),[1][2] are supernatural creatures in early pre-Islamic Arabian and later Islamic mythology and theology. Like humans, they are created with fitra, born as believers, their surroundings then change them.[3]
Since jinn are neither innately evil nor innately good, Islam
acknowledged spirits from other religions, and was able to adapt spirits
from other religions during its expansion. Jinn are not a strictly
Islamic concept; they may represent several pagan beliefs integrated into Islam.[a][5]
In an Islamic context, the term jinn is used for both a
collective designation for any supernatural creature and also to refer
to a specific type of supernatural creature.[6] Therefore, jinn are often mentioned together with devils/demons (shayāṭīn). Both devils and jinn feature in folklore
and are held responsible for misfortune, possession and diseases.
However, the jinn are sometimes supportive and benevolent. They are
mentioned frequently in magical works throughout the Islamic world, to
be summoned and bound to a sorcerer, but also in zoological treatises as animals with a subtle body.
Jinn is an Arabiccollective noun deriving from the Semitic root JNN (Arabic: جَنّ / جُنّ, jann),
whose primary meaning is "to hide" or "to adapt". Some authors
interpret the word to mean, literally, "beings that are concealed from
the senses".[7]Cognates include the Arabicmajnūn (مَجْنُون, "possessed", or generally "insane"), jannah (جَنَّة, "garden", "eden" also “heaven”), and janīn (جَنِين, "embryo").[8]Jinn is properly treated as a plural (however in Classical Arabic, may also appear as jānnجَانّ), with the singular being jinnī (جِنِّيّ). [b]
The origin of the word jinn remains uncertain.[2]
Some scholars relate the Arabic term jinn to the Latin genius, as a
result of syncretism during the reign of the Roman empire under Tiberius Augustus,[9] but this derivation is also disputed.[10] Another suggestion holds that jinn may be derived from Aramaic "ginnaya" (Classical Syriac: ܓܢܬܐ) with the meaning of "tutelary deity",[11] or also "garden". Others claim a Persian origin of the word, in the form of the Avestic
"Jaini", a wicked (female) spirit. Jaini were among various creatures
in the possibly even pre-Zoroastrian mythology of peoples of Iran.[12][13]
The Anglicized form genie is a borrowing of the French génie, from the Latingenius, a guardian spirit of people and places in Roman religion. It first appeared[14] in 18th-century translations of the Thousand and One Nights from the French,[15]
where it had been used owing to its rough similarity in sound and sense
and further applies to benevolent intermediary spirits, in contrast to
the malevolent spirits called demon and heavenly angels, in literature.[16] In Assyrian art, creatures ontologically between humans and divinities are also called genie
The exact origins of belief in jinn are not entirely clear.[19]
Some scholars of the Middle East hold that they originated as
malevolent spirits residing in deserts and unclean places, who often
took the forms of animals;[19]
others hold that they were originally pagan nature deities who
gradually became marginalized as other deities took greater importance.[19] Still, jinn had been worshipped by many Arabs during the Pre-Islamic period,[20] but, unlike gods, jinn were not regarded as immortal.
But although their mortality ranks them lower than gods, it seems
veneration of jinn had played more importance in the everyday life of
pre-Islamic Arabs than the gods themselves. According to common Arabian
belief, soothsayers, pre-Islamic philosophers, and poets were inspired by the jinn.[20][19]
Their culture and society were analogous to that pre-Islamic Arabian
culture, with tribal leaders, protected their allies and avenge murder
for any member of their tribe or allies. Although the powers of jinn
exceed those of humans, it is conceivable a man could kill a jinni in
single combat. Jinn were thought to shift into different shapes, but
were feared especially in their invisible form, since when they could
attack without being seen.[21] Jinn were also feared because they had been thought to be responsible for various diseases and mental illnesses.[22][19]Julius Wellhausen observed that such spirits were thought to inhabit desolate, dingy, and dark places and that they were feared.[23] One had to protect oneself from them, but they were not the objects of a true cult.[23]
Some scholars argue that angels and demons were introduced by Muhammad
to Arabia and did not exist among the jinn. On the other hand, Amira
El-Zein argues that angels were known to the pagan Arabs, but the term jinn was used for all kinds of supernatural entities among various religions and cults; thus, Zoroastrian, Christian, and Jewish angels and demons were conflated with "jinn".[20]Al-Jahiz
credits the pre-Islamic Arabs with believing that the society of jinn
constitutes several tribes and groups and some natural events were
attributed to them, such as storms. They also thought jinn could
protect, marry, kidnap, possess and kill people.
In the story of Solomon they appear as nature spirits comparable to Talmudic shedim.
Solomon was gifted by God to talk to animals and spirits. God granted
him authority over the rebellious jinn and devils forcing them to build
the First Temple.
In other instances, the Quran tells about Pagan Arabs, calling jinn for
help, instead of God. The Quran reduced the status of jinn from that of
tutelary deities to that of minor spirits, usually paralleling humans.[30] In this regard, the jinn appear often paired with humans. To assert a strict monotheism and the Islamic concept of Tauhid,
all affinities between the jinn and God were denied, thus jinn were
placed parallel to humans, also subject to God's judgment and afterlife.
They are also mentioned in collections of canonical hadiths.
One hadith divides them into three groups, with one type flying through
the air; another that are snakes and dogs; and a third that moves from
place to place like human.
Belief in jinn is not included among the six articles of Islamic faith, as belief in angels is, however at least many Muslim scholars believe it essential to the Islamic faith.[32][33]
In Quranic interpretation, the term jinn can be used in two different ways:
As invisible entities, who roamed the earth before Adam, created by God out of a "mixture of fire" or "smokeless fire" (Arabic: مَارِجٍ مِن نَّار,mārijin min nār) noted in SurahAr-Rahman in the Qur'an.
They are believed to resemble humans in that they eat and drink, have
children and die, are subject to judgment, so will either be sent to
heaven or hell according to their deeds.[34] But they were much faster and stronger than humans.[35] This jinn are distinct from an angelic tribe called Al-jinn, named after Jannah (the Gardens), heavenly creatures created out of the fires of samūm (Arabic: سَمُوم, "poisonous fire") noted in SurahAl-Waqi'ah in the Qur'an,
in contrast to the genus of jinn created out of mixture of fire, who
waged war against the genus of jinn and regarded as able to sin, unlike
their light created counterpart.[36][37]
As the opposite of al-Ins (something in shape) referring to any object that cannot be detected by human sensory organs, including angels, demons
and the interior of human beings. Accordingly, every demon and every
angel is also a jinn, but not every jinn is an angel or a demon.
Whilst in this and other ways the dwarfs do at times have dealings with
mankind, yet on the whole they seem to shrink from man; they give the
impression of a downtrodden afflicted race, which is on the point of
abandoning its ancient home to new and more powerful invaders. There is
stamped on their character something shy and something heathenish, which
estranges them from intercourse with christians. They chafe at human
faithlessness, which no doubt would primarily mean the apostacy from
heathenism. In the poems of the Mid. Ages, Laurin is expressly set
before us as a heathen. It goes sorely against the dwarfs to see
churches built, bell-ringing... disturbs their ancient privacy; they
also hate the clearing of forests, agriculture, new fangled
pounding-machinery for ore. ["Teutonic Mythology," Jakob Grimm, transl.
Stallybrass, 1883]
1620s, "to render dwarfish, hinder from growth to the natural size,"
Norse mythology provides different origins for the beings, as recorded in the Poetic Edda (compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources) and the Prose Edda (written by Snorri Sturluson in the 13th century). The Poetic Edda poem Völuspá details that the dwarfs were the product of the primordial blood of the being Brimir and the bones of Bláinn (generally considered to be different names for the primordial being Ymir). The Prose Edda, however, describes dwarfs as beings similar to maggots that festered in the flesh of Ymir before being gifted with reason by the gods. The Poetic Edda and Prose Edda contain over 100 dwarf names, while the Prose Edda gives the four dwarfs Norðri, Suðri, Austri and Vestri (Old Norse 'North, South, East, and West') a cosmological role: they hold up the sky.[1] In addition, scholars have noted that the Svartálfar (Old Norse 'black elves') appear to be the same beings as dwarfs, given that both are described in the Prose Edda as the denizens of Svartálfaheimr.
A patronymic surname from + , literally “son of John”.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/יוחנן#Hebrew
From the Hebrew phrase (YHVH) (Khanon) literally (roughly) “God is gracious”.
• (yokhanán)
A male given name, equivalent to English John.
John Sheppard was an experienced and a talented US Air Force Officer in
Afghanistan, though his reputation was somewhat tarnished when he
disobeyed a direct order in an unsuccessful attempt to save the lives of
several US servicemen. When called upon to transport Brigadier General
Jack O'Neill to the research base that had been established at the
nearby Ancient defense facility, he inadvertently discovered that he not
only had the ATA gene (the genetic factor necessary to activate Ancient
technology), but that he was naturally proficient at using it.
https://stargate.fandom.com/wiki/Milky_Way
The (a translation of the Latin , in turn derived from the Greek
γαλαξίας κύκλος (galaxías kýklos, "milky circle")), Avalon called by
the Ancients, is a galaxy in the Local Group. It is home to several
species influential to the history of the known universe, including the
Goa'uld, the Tau'ri, and the Replicators.
Samael (Hebrew: סַמָּאֵל, Sammāʾēl, 'Venom of God, Poison of God'[1] or 'Blindness of God'; Arabic: سمسمائيل, Samsama'il or سمائل, Samail; alternatively Smil, Samil, or Samiel)[2][3][4] is an archangel in Talmudic and post-Talmudic lore; a figure who is the accuser (Ha-Satan), seducer, and destroyer (Mashhit).
Although many of his functions resemble the Christian notion of Satan, to the point of being sometimes identified as a fallen angel,[5][6][7]:257–60 in others he is not necessarily evil, since his functions are also regarded as resulting in good, such as destroying sinners.
He appears frequently in the story of Garden of Eden and engineered the fall of Adam and Eve with a snake in writings during the Second Temple period.[5] However, the serpent is not a form of Samael, but a beast he rode like a camel.[8] In some traditions he is also believed to be the father of Cain,[6][9] as well as the partner of Lilith.
His appearance is that of a lion-faced serpent.[26] Although the Gnostics and Jewish originally used the same source, both depictions of Samael developed independently.[7]:266
Samael is sometimes confused in some books with Camael, who appears in the Gospel of Egyptians also as an evil power, whose name is similar to words meaning "like God" (but Camael with a waw
missing). The name might be explained, because in Jewish traditions,
the snake had the form of a camel, before it was banished by God.
Samael is the Archangel of Mars – prince of the fifth heaven, lord of
war and pestilence, and angel of death and destruction. He is the Sathan
(Adversary) who visited wrath upon Job, slew the firstborn in Egypt,
and (as the Guardian Angel of Easu) wrestled with Jacob. As the Sathan
he accuses men of their wrongdoings in the Divine Court. Samael should
not be confused with the modern Christian concept of Lucifer or the
Devil. Samael is not the source of all evil, nor did he ever wage war
upon the Throne of God.
He was, however, cast down to Earth when he refused to bow to Adam as
the Image of God. (He had previously sworn to never bow to anything
less than God Himself.) Once here, he took Lilith as his wife and has
acted as the Divine Accuser, Enforcer and Angel of Death ever since.
While he is still very much in the employ of God, he persecutes and
seduces mankind when he is ordered to do so.
(Some sources equate Samael with Shemyaza, the leader of the fallen Watchers from the Book of Enoch.
This is likely due to both Samael and Shemyaza being punished for
disobedience, yet each retaining their positions as celestial angels.
15 Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the Lord, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
2 The Lord
is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God,
and I will prepare him an habitation; my father's God, and I will exalt
him.
3 The Lord is a man of war: the Lord is his name.
4 Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea.
5 The depths have covered them: they sank into the bottom as a stone.
6 Thy right hand, O Lord, is become glorious in power: thy right hand, O Lord, hath dashed in pieces the enemy.
7 And
in the greatness of thine excellency thou hast overthrown them that
rose up against thee: thou sentest forth thy wrath, which consumed them
as stubble.
8 And
with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, the
floods stood upright as an heap, and the depths were congealed in the
heart of the sea.
9 The
enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my
lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall
destroy them.
10 Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: they sank as lead in the mighty waters.
11 Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
12 Thou stretchedst out thy right hand, the earth swallowed them.
13 Thou
in thy mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast redeemed: thou
hast guided them in thy strength unto thy holy habitation.
14 The people shall hear, and be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina.
15 Then
the dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of Moab, trembling
shall take hold upon them; all the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt
away.
16 Fear
and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness of thine arm they
shall be as still as a stone; till thy people pass over, O Lord, till the people pass over, which thou hast purchased.
17 Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, in the place, O Lord, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in, in the Sanctuary, O Lord, which thy hands have established.
18 The Lord shall reign for ever and ever.
19 For the horse of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea, and the Lord brought again the waters of the sea upon them; but the children of Israel went on dry land in the midst of the sea.
20 And
Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand;
and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.
21 And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
22 So
Moses brought Israel from the Red sea, and they went out into the
wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and
found no water.
23 And
when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah,
for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah.
24 And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?
25 And he cried unto the Lord; and the Lord
shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters
were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and
there he proved them,
26 And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord
thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give
ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of
these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I
am the Lord that healeth thee.
27 And
they came to Elim, where were twelve wells of water, and threescore and
ten palm trees: and they encamped there by the waters.
Alpha Draconis, also known as Thuban, lies about 270 light-years away in the northern constellation Draco.
Despite its “alpha” designation, it shines as Draco’s eighth-brightest
star. Thuban’s fame arises from a historical role it played some 4,700
years ago, back when the earliest pyramids were being built in Egypt.
1Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you. 2For behold, darkness covers the earth, and thick darkness is over the peoples; but the LORD will rise upon you, and His glory will appear over you. 3Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn. 4Lift up your eyes and look around: They all gather and come to you; your sons will come from afar, and your daughters will be carried on the arm. 5Then you will look and be radiant, and your heart will tremble and swell with joy, because the riches of the sea will be brought to you, and the wealth of the nations will come to you. 6Caravans of camels will cover your land, young camels of Midian and Ephah, and all from Sheba will come, bearing gold and frankincense and proclaiming the praises of the LORD. 7All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered to you; the rams of Nebaioth will serve you and go up on My altar with acceptance; I will adorn My glorious house.
8Who are these who fly like clouds, (chariots) like doves to their shelters?
9Surely the islands will wait for Me, with the ships of Tarshish in the lead, to bring your children from afar, (Natural City Ships)
with their silver and gold, to the honor of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for He has glorified you.
10Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you. Although I struck you in anger, yet in favor I will show you mercy. 11Your gates will always stand open; they will never be shut, day or night, so that the wealth of the nations may be brought into you, with their kings being led in procession. 12For the nation or kingdom that will not serve you will perish; it will be utterly destroyed.
(Rev 21 Verse 22 lol
22
I saw no temple in the city, for its temple is the Lord God the
Almighty and the Lamb. 23 And the city has no need of sun or moon to
shine on it, for the glory of God is its light, and its lamp is the
Lamb. 24 The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth
will bring their glory into it. 25 Its gates will never be shut by
day—and there will be no night there. 26 People will bring into it the
glory and the honor of the nations. 27 But nothing unclean will enter
it, nor anyone who practices abomination or falsehood, but only those
who are written in the Lamb’s book of life.)
(Isaiah 60
10 Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you.
11 Your gates will always stand open; they will never be shut, day or night)
(Rev 21 verse 25
25 Its gates will never be shut by day)
13The glory of Lebanon will come to you— its cypress, elm, and boxwood together— to adorn the place of My sanctuary, and I will glorify the place of My feet. 14The sons of your oppressors will come and bow down to you; all who reviled you will fall facedown at your feet and call you the City of the LORD, Zion of the Holy One of Israel. 15Whereas you have been forsaken and despised, with no one passing through, I will make you an everlasting pride, a joy from age to age. 16You will drink the milk of nations and nurse at the breasts of royalty; you will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob. 17Instead of bronze I will bring you gold; I will bring silver in place of iron, bronze instead of wood, and iron instead of stones. I will appoint peace as your governor and righteousness as your ruler. 18No longer will violence be heard in your land, nor ruin or destruction within your borders. But you will name your walls Salvation and your gates Praise. 19No longer will the sun be your light by day, nor the brightness of the moon shine on your night; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your splendor. 20Your sun will no longer set, and your moon will not wane; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and the days of your sorrow will cease. 21Then all your people will be righteous; they will possess the land forever; they are the branch of My planting, the work of My hands, so that I may be glorified. 22The least of you will become a thousand, and the smallest a mighty nation. I am the LORD; in its time I will accomplish it quickly.
Equilibrium is set in 2072 in Libria, a city-state established by the survivors of World War III, which devastated the world, where a totalitarian government requires all citizens to take daily injections of "Prozium II" to suppress emotion and encourage obedience. All emotionally stimulating material has been banned, and "Sense Offenders" – those who fail to take their Prozium – are put to death, as the government claims that the cause of all wars and violence is emotion. Libria is governed by the Tetragrammaton Council, led by "Father", who is seen only on giant video screens throughout the city. At the pinnacle of Librian law enforcement are the Grammaton Clerics, who are trained in the martial art of gun kata. The Clerics frequently raid the "Nether" regions outside the city to search for and destroy illegal materials – art, literature, and music – and execute the people hiding them. A resistance movement, known as the "Underground", emerges with the goal of toppling Father and the Tetragrammaton Council. The flag of Libria. The four Ts on the flag represent the Tetragrammaton Council
John Preston (Christian Bale) is a high-ranking Cleric.
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The Great Oxidation Event (GOE), sometimes also called the Great Oxygenation Event, Oxygen Catastrophe, Oxygen Crisis, Oxygen Holocaust,[2] or Oxygen Revolution, was a time period when the Earth's atmosphere and the shallow ocean first experienced a rise in oxygen, approximately 2.4 billion years ago (2.4 Ga) to 2.1–2.0 Ga during the Paleoproterozoic era.[3] Geological, isotopic, and chemical evidence suggests that biologically produced molecular oxygen (dioxygen, O2) started to accumulate in Earth's atmosphere and changed Earth's atmosphere from a weakly reducing atmosphere to an oxidizing atmosphere,[4] causing many existing species on Earth to die out.[5] The cyanobacteria producing the oxygen caused the event which enabled the subsequent development of multicellular forms.
The Ten Commandments
20 Then God spoke all these words:
2 I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; 3 you shall have no other gods before[a] me.
4 You shall not make for yourself an idol, whether in the form of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. 5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, punishing children for the iniquity of parents, to the third and the fourth generation of those who reject me, 6 but showing steadfast love to the thousandth generation[b] of those who love me and keep my commandments.
7 You shall not make wrongful use of the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not acquit anyone who misuses his name.
8 Remember the sabbath day, and keep it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work. 10 But the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God; you shall not do any work—you, your son or your daughter, your male or female slave, your livestock, or the alien resident in your towns. 11 For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but rested the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day and consecrated it.
12 Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
13 You shall not murder.[c]
14 You shall not commit adultery.
15 You shall not steal.
16 You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
17 You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or male or female slave, or ox, or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.
18 When all the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking, they were afraid[d] and trembled and stood at a distance, 19 and said to Moses, “You speak to us, and we will listen; but do not let God speak to us, or we will die.” 20 Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid; for God has come only to test you and to put the fear of him upon you so that you do not sin.” 21 Then the people stood at a distance, while Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was.
The Law concerning the Altar
22 The Lord said to Moses: Thus you shall say to the Israelites: “You have seen for yourselves that I spoke with you from heaven. 23 You shall not make gods of silver alongside me, nor shall you make for yourselves gods of gold. 24 You need make for me only an altar of earth and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your offerings of well-being, your sheep and your oxen; in every place where I cause my name to be remembered I will come to you and bless you. 25 But if you make for me an altar of stone, do not build it of hewn stones; for if you use a chisel upon it you profane it. 26 You shall not go up by steps to my altar, so that your nakedness may not be exposed on it."
Yes, rest and honor the sabbath and also honor the 10 commandments. He has a great message and an awesome voice. Surprised he mentioned King James Version... I assumed this is strictly about Judaism. Maybe, just the KJV translation of the old testament?
Curious, why did you put the two together in the same post (Game Genie and his YouTube post)?
element (n.)
c. 1300, "earth, air, fire, or water; one of the four things regarded by the ancients as the constituents of all things," from Old French element (10c.), from Latin elementum "rudiment, first principle, matter in its most basic form" (translating Greek stoikheion), origin and original sense unknown. Meaning "simplest component of a complex substance" is late 14c. Modern sense in chemistry is from 1813, but is not essentially different from the ancient one. Meaning "proper or natural environment of anything" is from 1590s, from the old notion that each class of living beings had its natural abode in one of the four elements. Elements "atmospheric force" is 1550s.
-gen
word-forming element technically meaning "something produced," but mainly, in modern use, "thing that produces or causes," from French -gène (18c.), from Greek -genes "born of, produced by," which is from the same source as genos "birth," genea "race, family," from PIE root *gene- "give birth, beget," with derivatives referring to procreation and familial and tribal groups. First used in late 18th century French chemistry (see oxygen), it probably involves a misunderstanding of -genes, as though it meant "that which produces."
*gene-
*genə-, also *gen-, Proto-Indo-European root meaning "give birth, beget," with derivatives referring to procreation and familial and tribal groups.
Antigone
daughter of Oedipus, her name in Greek might mean "in place of a mother," from anti "opposite, in place of" (see anti-) + gone "womb, childbirth, generation," from root of gignesthai "to be born" related to genos "race, birth, descent" (from PIE root *gene- "give birth, beget," with derivatives referring to procreation and familial and tribal groups).
engine (n.)
c. 1300, "mechanical device," especially one used in war; "manner of construction," also "skill, craft, innate ability; deceitfulness, trickery," from Old French engin "skill, wit, cleverness," also "trick, deceit, stratagem; war machine" (12c.), from Latin ingenium "innate qualities, ability; inborn character," in Late Latin "a war engine, battering ram" (Tertullian, Isidore of Seville); literally "that which is inborn," from in- "in" (from PIE root *en "in") + gignere, from PIE *gen(e)-yo-, suffixed form of root *gene- "give birth, beget."
Sense of "device that converts energy to mechanical power" is 18c.; in 19c. especially of steam engines. Middle English also had ingeny (n.) "gadget, apparatus, device," directly from Latin ingenium.
ingenious (adj.)
early 15c., "intellectual, talented," from Middle French ingénieux "clever, ingenious" (Old French engeignos), from Latin ingeniosus "of good natural capacity, full of intellect, clever, gifted with genius," from ingenium "innate qualities, ability; inborn character," literally "that which is inborn," from in- "in" (from PIE root *en "in") + gignere, from PIE *gen(e)-yo-, suffixed form of root *gene- "give birth, beget."
epigone (n.)
also epigon, "undistinguished scion of mighty ancestors," (sometimes in Latin plural form epigoni), 1865, from Greek epigonoi, in classical use with reference to the sons of the Seven who warred against Thebes; plural of epigonos "offspring, successor, posterity," noun use of adjective meaning "born afterward," from epi "close upon" (in time), see epi-, + -gonos "birth, offspring," from root of gignesthai "to be born" related to genos "race, birth, descent" (from PIE root *gene- "give birth, beget," with derivatives referring to procreation and familial and tribal groups).
general (adj.)
c. 1200, "of wide application, generic, affecting or involving all" (as opposed to special or specific), from Old French general (12c.) and directly from Latin generalis "relating to all, of a whole class, generic" (contrasted with specialis), from genus (genitive generis) "stock, kind" (from PIE root *gene- "give birth, beget," with derivatives referring to procreation and familial and tribal groups).
general (n.)
late 14c., "whole class of things or persons, a broad classification, a general truth," from general (adj.). Meaning "commander of an army" is 1570s, shortening of captain general, from Middle French capitaine général. The English adjective was affixed to civic officer designations by late 14c. to indicate superior rank and extended jurisdiction.
Jinn (Arabic: جن, jinn), also Romanized as djinn or Anglicized as genies (with the more broad meaning of spirits or demons, depending on source),[1][2] are supernatural creatures in early pre-Islamic Arabian and later Islamic mythology and theology. Like humans, they are created with fitra, born as believers, their surroundings then change them.[3] Since jinn are neither innately evil nor innately good, Islam acknowledged spirits from other religions, and was able to adapt spirits from other religions during its expansion. Jinn are not a strictly Islamic concept; they may represent several pagan beliefs integrated into Islam.[a][5]
In an Islamic context, the term jinn is used for both a collective designation for any supernatural creature and also to refer to a specific type of supernatural creature.[6] Therefore, jinn are often mentioned together with devils/demons (shayāṭīn). Both devils and jinn feature in folklore and are held responsible for misfortune, possession and diseases. However, the jinn are sometimes supportive and benevolent. They are mentioned frequently in magical works throughout the Islamic world, to be summoned and bound to a sorcerer, but also in zoological treatises as animals with a subtle body.
Jinn is an Arabic collective noun deriving from the Semitic root JNN (Arabic: جَنّ / جُنّ, jann), whose primary meaning is "to hide" or "to adapt". Some authors interpret the word to mean, literally, "beings that are concealed from the senses".[7] Cognates include the Arabic majnūn (مَجْنُون, "possessed", or generally "insane"), jannah (جَنَّة, "garden", "eden" also “heaven”), and janīn (جَنِين, "embryo").[8] Jinn is properly treated as a plural (however in Classical Arabic, may also appear as jānn جَانّ), with the singular being jinnī (جِنِّيّ). [b]
The origin of the word jinn remains uncertain.[2] Some scholars relate the Arabic term jinn to the Latin genius, as a result of syncretism during the reign of the Roman empire under Tiberius Augustus,[9] but this derivation is also disputed.[10] Another suggestion holds that jinn may be derived from Aramaic "ginnaya" (Classical Syriac: ܓܢܬܐ) with the meaning of "tutelary deity",[11] or also "garden". Others claim a Persian origin of the word, in the form of the Avestic "Jaini", a wicked (female) spirit. Jaini were among various creatures in the possibly even pre-Zoroastrian mythology of peoples of Iran.[12][13]
The Anglicized form genie is a borrowing of the French génie, from the Latin genius, a guardian spirit of people and places in Roman religion. It first appeared[14] in 18th-century translations of the Thousand and One Nights from the French,[15] where it had been used owing to its rough similarity in sound and sense and further applies to benevolent intermediary spirits, in contrast to the malevolent spirits called demon and heavenly angels, in literature.[16] In Assyrian art, creatures ontologically between humans and divinities are also called genieBelief in jinn is not included among the six articles of Islamic faith, as belief in angels is, however at least many Muslim scholars believe it essential to the Islamic faith.[32][33] In Quranic interpretation, the term jinn can be used in two different ways:
Samael (Hebrew: סַמָּאֵל, Sammāʾēl, 'Venom of God, Poison of God'[1] or 'Blindness of God'; Arabic: سمسمائيل, Samsama'il or سمائل, Samail; alternatively Smil, Samil, or Samiel)[2][3][4] is an archangel in Talmudic and post-Talmudic lore; a figure who is the accuser (Ha-Satan), seducer, and destroyer (Mashhit).
Although many of his functions resemble the Christian notion of Satan, to the point of being sometimes identified as a fallen angel,[5][6][7]:257–60 in others he is not necessarily evil, since his functions are also regarded as resulting in good, such as destroying sinners.https://aaronleitch.wordpress.com/2014/09/18/invocation-of-archangel-samael-2/
Samael is the Archangel of Mars – prince of the fifth heaven, lord of war and pestilence, and angel of death and destruction. He is the Sathan (Adversary) who visited wrath upon Job, slew the firstborn in Egypt, and (as the Guardian Angel of Easu) wrestled with Jacob. As the Sathan he accuses men of their wrongdoings in the Divine Court. Samael should not be confused with the modern Christian concept of Lucifer or the Devil. Samael is not the source of all evil, nor did he ever wage war upon the Throne of God.
He was, however, cast down to Earth when he refused to bow to Adam as the Image of God. (He had previously sworn to never bow to anything less than God Himself.) Once here, he took Lilith as his wife and has acted as the Divine Accuser, Enforcer and Angel of Death ever since. While he is still very much in the employ of God, he persecutes and seduces mankind when he is ordered to do so.
(Some sources equate Samael with Shemyaza, the leader of the fallen Watchers from the Book of Enoch. This is likely due to both Samael and Shemyaza being punished for disobedience, yet each retaining their positions as celestial angels.Exodus 15
15 Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the Lord, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
2 The Lord is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father's God, and I will exalt him.
3 The Lord is a man of war: the Lord is his name.
4 Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea.
5 The depths have covered them: they sank into the bottom as a stone.
6 Thy right hand, O Lord, is become glorious in power: thy right hand, O Lord, hath dashed in pieces the enemy.
7 And in the greatness of thine excellency thou hast overthrown them that rose up against thee: thou sentest forth thy wrath, which consumed them as stubble.
8 And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, the floods stood upright as an heap, and the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea.
9 The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.
10 Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: they sank as lead in the mighty waters.
11 Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
12 Thou stretchedst out thy right hand, the earth swallowed them.
13 Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast redeemed: thou hast guided them in thy strength unto thy holy habitation.
14 The people shall hear, and be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina.
15 Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of Moab, trembling shall take hold upon them; all the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away.
16 Fear and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness of thine arm they shall be as still as a stone; till thy people pass over, O Lord, till the people pass over, which thou hast purchased.
17 Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, in the place, O Lord, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in, in the Sanctuary, O Lord, which thy hands have established.
18 The Lord shall reign for ever and ever.
19 For the horse of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea, and the Lord brought again the waters of the sea upon them; but the children of Israel went on dry land in the midst of the sea.
20 And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.
21 And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
22 So Moses brought Israel from the Red sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water.
23 And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah.
24 And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?
25 And he cried unto the Lord; and the Lord shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them,
26 And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the Lord that healeth thee.
27 And they came to Elim, where were twelve wells of water, and threescore and ten palm trees: and they encamped there by the waters.
Alpha Draconis, also known as Thuban, lies about 270 light-years away in the northern constellation Draco. Despite its “alpha” designation, it shines as Draco’s eighth-brightest star. Thuban’s fame arises from a historical role it played some 4,700 years ago, back when the earliest pyramids were being built in Egypt.
At that time, it appeared as the North Starand the glory of the LORD rises upon you.
2For behold, darkness covers the earth,
and thick darkness is over the peoples;
but the LORD will rise upon you,
and His glory will appear over you.
3Nations will come to your light,
and kings to the brightness of your dawn.
4Lift up your eyes and look around:
They all gather and come to you;
your sons will come from afar,
and your daughters will be carried on the arm.
5Then you will look and be radiant,
and your heart will tremble and swell with joy,
because the riches of the sea will be brought to you,
and the wealth of the nations will come to you.
6Caravans of camels will cover your land,
young camels of Midian and Ephah,
and all from Sheba will come,
bearing gold and frankincense
and proclaiming the praises of the LORD.
7All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered to you;
the rams of Nebaioth will serve you
and go up on My altar with acceptance;
I will adorn My glorious house.
like doves to their shelters?
with the ships of Tarshish in the lead,
to bring your children from afar, (Natural City Ships)
to the honor of the LORD your God,
the Holy One of Israel,
for He has glorified you.
and their kings will serve you.
Although I struck you in anger,
yet in favor I will show you mercy.
11Your gates will always stand open;
they will never be shut, day or night,
so that the wealth of the nations may be brought into you,
with their kings being led in procession.
12For the nation or kingdom that will not serve you will perish;
it will be utterly destroyed.
and their kings will serve you.
they will never be shut, day or night)
its cypress, elm, and boxwood together—
to adorn the place of My sanctuary,
and I will glorify the place of My feet.
14The sons of your oppressors
will come and bow down to you;
all who reviled you
will fall facedown at your feet
and call you the City of the LORD,
Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
15Whereas you have been forsaken and despised,
with no one passing through,
I will make you an everlasting pride,
a joy from age to age.
16You will drink the milk of nations
and nurse at the breasts of royalty;
you will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior
and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
17Instead of bronze I will bring you gold;
I will bring silver in place of iron,
bronze instead of wood,
and iron instead of stones.
I will appoint peace as your governor
and righteousness as your ruler.
18No longer will violence be heard in your land,
nor ruin or destruction within your borders.
But you will name your walls Salvation
and your gates Praise.
19No longer will the sun be your light by day,
nor the brightness of the moon shine on your night;
for the LORD will be your everlasting light,
and your God will be your splendor.
20Your sun will no longer set,
and your moon will not wane;
for the LORD will be your everlasting light,
and the days of your sorrow will cease.
21Then all your people will be righteous;
they will possess the land forever;
they are the branch of My planting,
the work of My hands,
so that I may be glorified.
22The least of you will become a thousand,
and the smallest a mighty nation.
I am the LORD;
in its time I will accomplish it quickly.