Signs That Tell You Who I Am

Updated Feb 27, 2018

WORK IN PROGRESS:
This post is a work in progress and is subject to changes, revisions, edits and deletions.

The Quran asks, "Why has no sign been sent down to him from his Lord?" (Quran 6:37) Meaning, why are there no signs that tell you who I am? There are signs, we just have to know how to read them.

I can't tell you who I am because even if I told you, you wouldn't believe me. As such, signs are given to you as a witness to tell you who I am. This is all detailed in another post in this blog titled, "Don't Ask Me Who I am".

Here's a list of some of the signs that tell you who I am. This list shows you how to read the signs and how we're all interconnected. Keep in mind, Scripture talks only about our internal qualities, and the world we see is a reflection of our internal qualities. One thing becomes evident - there's An Upper Force that governs everything:

1. My name is Carter (The Creator) Wamaitha (The Messiah, the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End) Ngari (God), and I was born in Kenya (A Key). Details ...
2. I Live In Canada:
• It is written, "He will roll you up tightly like a ball and throw you into a large country. There you will die ... " (Isaiah 22:18, NIV) We moved to Canada in 1987 when I was 15 years old. Canada is a large country. [1] I died in July 2005 when I was 33 years old (living in Calgary, Alberta, Canada), meaning I went through a change in the perception of my reality - my quality of selfishness died and the quality of bestowal was born, a state known as Bestowing to Bestow. With respect to that event, I'm a child, about 10 years old today (as of Oct 24, 2015). Another event occurred on 28 October 2008: I sensed intense pleasure for the first time, a state known as Receiving to Bestow - using reception in bestowal, as it is written, "The wolf (reception) will live with the lamb (bestowal) ... and a little child will lead them." (Isaiah 11:6, NIV) This state is called a son, as it is written, "The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son ..." (Isaiah 7:14, NIV). (The virgin is the quality of reception that's doing something it's never done before.) I'm about 7 years old today (as of Oct 24, 2015) since the beginning of that event. [More about the change in the perception of my reality can be found under the FAQ section of this blog and in the "Perception of Reality" section of this post, below.]
• In September 2009, my brother and I drove across Canada, from eastern Canada (Mississauga, Ontario) to western Canada (Powell River, British Columbia). It is written, "For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man." (Matthew 24:27, NIV).
3. I Live In Powell River, British Columbia, Canada:
• Powell River [2] has the words WELL and RIVER in it, both connected to water. Water is connected with the quality of bestowal (seeking to benefit others/Nature instead of ourselves). As it is written, "... rivers of living water will flow from within them." (John 7:38, NIV) Powell River is surrounded by water - rivers, lakes and the Pacific Ocean.
• Powell River's local hockey team is called the Powell River Kings [3], which is a sign that The One, a King, will come from Powell River.
• Powell River's local newspaper is called The Powell River Peak [4], which is a sign that The One, who is the peak of creation, will come from Powell River. Another local Powell River paper is called Powell River Living [5], a sign that spiritual life, will come from Powell River.
• It is written, "His rule will extend from sea to sea and from the River (meaning Powell River) to the ends of the earth." (Zechariah 9:10, NIV)
• Powell River is named after a man called Israel Wood Powell [6], which is a sign that The One, who will be called Israel, will come from Powell River.
• There are four donkeys in Wildwood in Powell River, as it is written, "See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey ..."  (Zechariah 9:9, NIV)
• There are also several horses in Powell River, as it is written, "... there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True." (Revelation 19:11, NIV)
4. I Am Israel:
   • It is written, "... still others ... will take the name Israel." (Isaiah 44:5, NIV)
   • Israel comes from two Hebrew words "Yashar" and "El", which means "Straight to God". A person who seeks to bring contentment to The Creator by benefiting others/Nature is called Yashar El, Ysrael, Israel. Israel is a country that represents this internal quality known as Yashar El, Ysrael, Israel.
   • Israel is also connected to two Hebrew Words "Li" and "Rosh", which means "Head". Israel is the head of the body, and the head seeks only to serve the body.
   • In 1948, the State of Israel [7] was declared, officially putting Israel back on the map after many years, which is a sign that the people called Israel (Yashar El (Straight to God)) will begin to wake up, starting with The One. Of this it is written, "... Israel will be abandoned until the time when she who is in labour bears a son ..." (Micah 5:3, NIV) Also, "The One who breaks open the way will go up before them ..." (Micah 2:13, NIV)
   • I live in Powell River, a city named after a man called Israel.
5. I Am The United States:
• I am The United States, meaning I am both the state of reception and the state of bestowal, an internal state known as Receiving to Bestow, when the state of reception is used in bestowal. The United States of America is a country that represents this internal quality known as The United States.
• As of Oct 23, 2015, Barack Obama is the current (44th) president of The United States. He's part Kenyan, his father was Kenyan [8]. As leader of The United States, this is a sign that The One, who is The United States, will come from Kenya. I'm part Kenyan, my father is Kenyan. Barack Obama is a sign of who I am.
• Like Barack Obama, I'm half black (reception) and half white (bestowal), a sign of being in a state of Receiving to Bestow, using reception in bestowal.
• I have American heritage. My name Carter comes from Robert "King" Carter, who was American. [9] Even though "King" was his nickname, this was a sign, a foretelling of the lineage to come.
• My youngest brother is married to an American. They live in Seattle, in King County, USA.
6. I Am The United Kingdom:
• I am The United Kingdom, meaning I am both the kingdom of reception and the kingdom of bestowal, an internal state known as Receiving to Bestow, when the state of reception is used in bestowal. The United Kingdom is a country that represents this internal quality known as The United Kingdom.
• As of Oct 23, 2015, Elizabeth II is the Queen of The United Kingdom. She became leader of The United Kingdom on 6 February 1952, while she was in Kenya [10] (while Kenya was still a British Colony [11]), which is a sign that The One, who is The United Kingdom, will come from Kenya. I was born and raised in Kenya. Elizabeth II is a sign of who I am.
• I have English heritage. My name Carter comes from John Carter (Robert Carter's father), who was originally from England. [12]
• My parents met in England, in The United Kingdom.
7. Pain And Suffering:
• Starting in 2009 until today, I suffer from chronic pain, as it is written, "... a man of suffering, and familiar with pain" (Isaiah 53:3, NIV), and also, "You are long-suffering ..." (Jeremiah 15:15, NIV)
• I also suffer from chronic fatigue, as it is written, "... my strength fails because of my affliction ..." (Psalm 31:10, NIV), and also, "My strength is gone and I can hardly breathe." (Daniel 10:17, NIV)
• Sometimes I groan out loud, as it is written, "In my distress I groan aloud ..." (Psalm 102:5, NIV)
• From time to time, and for various reasons, I weep inconsolably, as it is written, "My face is red with weeping, dark shadows ring my eyes ..." (Job 16:16, NIV) Also, "All night long I flood my bed with weeping ..." (Psalm 6:6, NIV), and "Jesus wept." (John 11:35, NIV)
• I get cold really easily and struggle to keep warm, as it is written, "When King David was very old, he could not keep warm even when they put covers over him." (1 Kings 1:1, NIV)
8. Family:
• I have no physical children, as it is written, "... you who never bore a child ..." (Isaiah 54:1, NIV)
• I am the only daughter of my mother, as it is written, "... the only daughter of her mother ..." (Song of Songs 6:9, NIV)
• I am a stranger to my brothers and family, as it is written, "I am a foreigner to my family, a stranger to my own mother's children." (Psalm 69:8, NIV)
• I've been forsaken by my father and mother, as it is written, "Though my father and mother forsake me ..." (Psalm 27:10, NIV)
9. Perception of Reality:
• More about the change in the perception of my reality can be found under the FAQ section of this blog and in the "I Live In Canada" section of this post, above.]
• After I went through a change in the perception of my reality, I couldn't talk about what I'd been through because I didn't have the words to express myself, as it is written, "... and as a sheep before its shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth." (Isaiah 53:7, NIV), and also, "But Jesus remained silent." (Matthew 26:63, NIV)
• With respect to my new perception of reality, I'm a child (as of Nov 13, 2015). I study online to learn more about what I'm going through. You can find me online asking questions at www.kab.tv/eng [13], as it is written, when Jesus was twelve years old, "... they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions." (Luke 2:41-46, NIV) The temple is a state of attainment.
10. Others:
• The first car I bought was a Saturn. Saturn is also a planet with rings. [14] A ring is a symbol of entering into a covenant with another. Meaning, entering into a covenant of love with The Creator, as it is written, "Know therefore that the LORD your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments."  (Deuteronomy 7:9, NIV) I love God with all my heart and all I want is to be with The Creator, as it is written, "In love a throne will be established ..."  (Isaiah 16:5, NIV) and also, "... a man after my own heart ..." (Acts 13:22, NIV)
• I've slept on street sidewalks, on park benches, on the ground and in my car, as it is written, "Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head." (Matthew 8:20, NIV)
• For some strange reason I tend to mumble to myself, as it is written "... your speech will mumble ..." (Isaiah 29:4, NIV)
• I slapped someone once, and years later I got slapped, as it is written, "And they slapped him in the face." (John 19:3, NIV)
• I am poor and needy, as it is written, "But as for me, I am poor and needy ..." (Psalm 40:17, NIV). Also, "... whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me." (Matthew 25:40, NIV)
• I tend to seek out quiet places, as it is written, "But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places ..." (Luke 5:16, NIV)
• I write on paper as well as on my blogs, as it is written, "... my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer." (Psalm 45:1, NIV) Also, "Who taught by the pen". (Quran 96:4, Sahih) (New Mar 7, 2016) Of Jesus, it is written, "Isn't this the carpenter?" (Mark 6:3, NIV) CARpenTER = CARTER + pen (anagram), meaning, CARTER taught by the pen. Photo ...
• I have no broken bones, as it is written "... he protects all his bones, not one of them will be broken." (Psalm 34: 20, NIV) But ...
• I have bad breath, as it is written, "My breath is offensive ..." (Job 19:17, NIV)
• I have bad body odour, as it is written, "Instead of fragrance there will be a stench ..." (Isaiah 3:24, NIV)
• I've been bald, as it is written, "... instead of well-dressed hair, baldness ..."  (Isaiah 3:24, NIV)
• (New Mar 7, 2016) I've worn sackcloth, as it is written, "... instead of fine clothing, sackcloth ..." (Isaiah 3:24, NIV) Photo ...
• I've been to Egypt, as it is written, ".. out of Egypt I called my son." (Hosea 11:1, NIV)
• I've lived through various events that are very similar to Biblical stories:
• The forbidden fruit and the snake. More ...
• No room at the inn. More ...
• I have the stigmata, as it is written, "And they did not kill him, nor did they crucify him; but [another] was made to resemble him to them." (Quran 4:157, Sahih) More ...
• The internet, social media and other technologies have connected the whole world unlike any other time in history, which is a sign that soon we'll all be connected in mutual bestowal, seeking to benefit others/Nature instead of ourselves. It is written, "... every eye will see him ..." (Revelations 1:7, NIV), which is now possible with technology.
• I perform no miracles (which might be expected from someone like me), as it is written, "Why are not signs sent down to him from his Lord?" (Quran 29:50, Sahih) The only miracle that will happen is the world will change from selfishness (seeking to benefit ourselves) to bestowal (seeking to benefit others/Nature).
• There are other signs as well, some of which are of things to come.

I'll update this list from time to time to include new signs as they unfold. Some of these signs have not been fully explained, but the purpose of this list is to show you how to read the signs and how we're all interconnected.

Our internal qualities have to change from selfishness (seeking to benefit ourselves) to bestowal (seeking to benefit others/Nature), and we should do so to bring contentment to The Creator.

Do not be afraid. God is with us.
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References:

1. List of countries and dependencies by area. www.en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved Oct 23, 2015.
2. Powell River. www.en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved Oct 23, 2015.
3. Powell River Kings. www.powellriverkings.com. Retrieved Oct 23, 2015.
4. The Powell River Peak. www.prpeak.com. Retrieved Oct 23, 2015.
5. Powell River Living. www.prliving.ca. Retrieved Feb 27, 2018.
6. Israel Wood Powell. www.en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved Oct 23, 2015.
7. Israel. www.en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved Dec 30, 2015.
8. Barack Obama. www.en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved Oct 23, 2015.
9. Robert Carter I. www.en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved Oct 23, 2015.
10. Elizabeth II. www.en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved Oct 23, 2015.
11. British Kenya. www.en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved Nov 17, 2015.
12. John Carter. www.encyclopediavirginia.org. Retrieved Oct 23, 2015.
13. Kabbalah TV. www.kab.tv/eng. Retrieved Nov 13, 2015.
14. Saturn. www.en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved Oct 23, 2015.

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The Trumpet Sounds

Updated Mar 6, 2016

This is a call for volunteers to become servants of The Creator - to benefit others and Nature in order to bring contentment to The Creator.

"All you people of the world, you who live on the earth, when a banner is raised on the mountains, you will see it, and when a trumpet sounds, you will hear it." (Isaiah 18:3, NIV)

"... the Trumpet will be blown. Then We shall gather them together in one gathering." (Quran 18:99, Pickthall)

 

 

16 = 1 + 6 = 7 = Chesed, Gvurah, Tifferet, Netzach, Hod, Yesod, Malchut = Unity

52 = 5 + 2 = 7 = Unity

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Reference:

1. Miles Davis - Time After Time (Live 1985). www.youtube.com. Retrieved Mar 5, 2015.

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Baba Yetu - The Lord's Prayer Sung In Kiswahili

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Reference:

1. Baba Yetu - Civilization IV Theme Cover - Peter Hollens feat. Malukah. www.youtube.com. Retrieved Mar 2, 2015.

Jesus, Love, and The Pharisees and Sadducees

Jesus taught about love, yet he openly criticized the Pharisees and Sadducees, even calling them a 'brood of vipers' (Matthew 3:7, NIV).

The question is - isn't this a contradiction? Shouldn't someone who teaches about love, love everyone equally?

The answer is - it's not a contradiction because you can't assume that Jesus' attitude towards the Pharisees and Sadducees wasn't coming from a place of love:

1. He may have known that they were going to kill him and knowingly set them up to hate him, putting events in motion that would ultimately lead to his death.
2. He may have been using them as an example, to teach people what NOT to be and how NOT to behave.
3. Just as a parent disciplines a child who misbehaves, he may have been reprimanding them for their bad behaviour, because they were leading people astray.
4. There may have been other reasons as well.

Love comes in many shapes and forms, but that doesn't mean we can do whatever we want, not at all. In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

This example is given for teaching purposes only. Remember, Scripture talks only about our internal qualities.

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Attaining Is The Promise

Attaining the quality of bestowal (seeking to benefit others instead of ourselves) is the promise that God made in Eden, to Abraham and to King David:

1. God's Promise In Eden:
• "And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel." (Genesis 3:15, NIV)
• Meaning the head of the quality of selfishness (seeking to benefit ourselves) will be crushed and we will enter into the quality of bestowal (seeking to benefit others).
2. God's Promise To Abraham:
• "I will make you into a great nation ... and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you." (Genesis 12:2-3, NIV)
• Meaning, we'll become a great nation of people who are connected in mutual bestowal, seeking to benefit others instead of ourselves.
• "As for me, this is my covenant with you: You will be the father of many nations. (Genesis 17:4, NIV)
• Meaning, the work that Abraham started (connecting in mutual bestowal) will spread to many nations and we'll all be connected in mutual bestowal, seeking to benefit others instead of ourselves.
• "I will establish my covenant as an everlasting covenant between me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come ..." (Genesis 17:7, NIV)
• Meaning the quality of bestowal (seeking to benefit others instead of ourselves) will be an everlasting covenant between us and God. It brings us into everlasting adhesion with The Creator.
• "I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies, and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed ..." (Genesis 22:17-18, NIV)
• Meaning, the quality of bestowal (seeking to benefit others) will take possession for the cities of our enemies (the quality of selfishness) and all nations on earth will be in the quality of bestowal.
3. God's Promise To King David:
• "Your house and your kingdom will endure forever before me; your throne will be established forever." (2 Samuel 7:16, NIV)
• Meaning, the house and the kingdom of the quality of bestowal (seeking to benefit others instead of ourselves) will be established forever.

Remember, only God can change our internal qualities from selfishness to bestowal. Ask Him to help you and He will.

Attaining the quality of bestowal, seeking to benefit others instead of ourselves, is the promise that God made in Eden, to Abraham and to King David.

In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

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Attaining Scripture

Knowing scripture intellectually (for the sake of knowledge) is a trap because it feeds a person's ego. A person becomes proud of how much they know. However, knowing scripture isn't the same thing as KNOWING scripture, meaning attaining scripture.

Attaining scripture means attaining the internality of scripture, meaning attaining that which scripture talks about, changing our internal qualities from personal selfishness (seeking to benefit ourselves) to mutual bestowal (seeking to benefit others).

Here's an example:

• The purpose of a car is to get a person from point A to point B.
• Knowing the detailed technical specifications of a car isn't the same thing as driving a car from point A to point B:
• A person can know the detailed technical specifications of a car without actually knowing how to drive a car.
• A person can drive a car from Point A to point B without knowing the detailed technical specifications of a car.
• So generally speaking, it's more important to know how to drive a car than it is to know the detailed technical specifications of a car because ultimately the purpose of a car is to get a person from point A to point B.
• (For simplicity's sake, this isn't taking into account that engineers and mechanics need to know the detailed technical specifications of a car to keep it running properly so it can take a person from point A to point B.)

The same is true for scripture:

• The purpose of scripture is to get a person from personal selfishness (seeking to benefit oneself) to mutual bestowal (seeking to benefit others), from one internal quality to another, until we become similar to God in quality.
• Knowing the detailed technical specifications of scripture isn't the same thing as attaining scripture and changing from selfishness to bestowal.
• A person can know the detailed technical specifications of scripture without attaining scripture, without changing from selfishness to bestowal.
• A person can attain scripture and change from selfishness to bestowal without knowing the detailed technical specifications of scripture.
• So generally speaking, it's more important to attain scripture than it is to know the detailed technical specifications of scripture because ultimately the purpose of scripture is to get a person from selfishness to bestowal.

Remember, only God can change our internal qualities from selfishness to bestowal. Ask Him to help you and He will.

In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

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Attaining The Upper Force

It is written, "...they will all KNOW me, from the least of them to the greatest ..." (Jeremiah 31:34, NIV)

To KNOW means to attain the upper force in a complete and whole manner, to be in perfect union with The Creator. This isn't something that you believe, it's something that you experience. However, you can only come to it through bestowal, by seeking to benefit others instead of yourself.

We have to change from personal selfishness (seeking to benefit ourselves) to mutual bestowal (seeking to benefit others).

In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

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We Should All Be Servants

Should we be masters or servants? We should be servants and here's why:

1. Masters:
• This is associated with the quality of selfishness.
• Today, we're all immersed in personal selfishness, seeking to benefit ourselves with no regard for others. We want to be better than, greater than and more important than others.
• We want to use others for our own personal profit and gain, and we want them to serve us, which is a bad thing because it leads to inequality, isolation, loneliness and unhappiness.
2. Servants:
• This is associated with the quality of bestowal.
• We have to change from personal selfishness to mutual bestowal, and seek to benefit others instead of ourselves. If we adopt other people's desires as our own and seek to benefit them instead of ourselves, then we serve their desires, we serve them.
• If we serve each other, then we'll connect in mutual bestowal, which is a good thing because it leads to connection, unity, equality and happiness.
• Jesus explained this when he said, "... the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who rules like the one who serves ... I am among you as one who serves." (Luke 22:26-27, NIV)
• Jesus demonstrated his servitude when he washed his disciples feet. (John 13:1-17, NIV)

We're different and we have different roles to play, but we're all equal and we're all one family. In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves. We should serve each other.

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The Bible And The Quran Talk About Internal Qualitites

Sometimes, Plans Change

Some people believe that everything a prophet says has to come true, as it is written, "If what a prophet proclaims in the name of the LORD does not take place or come true, that is a message the LORD has not spoken." (Deuteronomy 18:22, NIV)

However, we know from several other examples in The Bible that plans change:

1. Abraham And Isaac: Abraham was told by God to sacrifice his son Isaac. Abraham made all the preparations to do so, but at the last moment an angel of the LORD stopped him. The plans changed and Abraham sacrificed a ram instead. (Genesis 22:1-18, NIV)
2. Ahab And Elijah: Ahab wanted Naboth's vineyard, but Naboth wouldn't sell. Jezebel (Ahab's wife) had Naboth killed and Ahab took his vineyard. Elijah was sent by God to tell Ahab that God would destroy him, his wife and his descendants. When Ahab heard this, he repented. God heard him and the plans changed. What had been decreed against him wouldn't take place in his day, but in the days of his son. (1 Kings 21, NIV)
3. Hezekiah And Isaiah: Hezekiah was ill and God sent Isaiah to tell him that he would die. After Isaiah left, Hezekiah prayed to the LORD. God heard him and the plans changed. God sent Isaiah back to him to tell him that 15 more years had been added to his life. (2 Kings 20, NIV)
4. Jonah And The People of Nineveh: God sent Jonah to tell the people of Nineveh that the city would be destroyed. When the king heard of it, the entire city repented. God heard them and the plans changed. The city would not be destroyed. (Jonah 3, NIV)

Our relationship with God is exactly that, it's a relationship. It's dynamic and it changes from moment to moment based on our interaction with Him. Ask God to help you and He will.

There's no contradiction between Deuteronomy 18:22 and the other examples. Deuteronomy 18:22 is talking about how a level of attainment called 'prophet' corrects a desire. The other examples are different states within our internal qualities.

In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

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The Age Of The Priests

Question: Are you ushering in the age of the prophets? Because they tried that and it didn't work.

Answer: 

1. First, it's not that the age of the prophets didn't work, it was a part of the telling of the story of our relationship with God.
2. Second, this isn't the age of the prophets, it's the age of the priests:
• As it is written, "... you will be for me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation." (Exodus 19:6, NIV)
• And it is written, "But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation ..." (1 Peter2:9, NIV)
• And it is written, "... has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father ..." (Revelation 1:6, NIV)
• Even the king will be a priest:
• As it is written, "You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek." (Psalm 110:4, NIV)
• Melchizedek means righteous king from the Hebrew words malki (king) and tzedek (righteous).

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References:
1. Melchizedek. www.en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved Oct 21, 2014.

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Broken Bones - The First And Second Jesus

When it comes to broken bones, there's a difference between what happens to The First and Second Jesus:

1. The First Jesus Doesn't Break Any Bones:
• "...he protects all his bones, not one of them will be broken." (Psalm 34:20, NIV)
• "... but when they came to Jesus and found that he was already dead, they did not break his legs." (John 19:33, NIV)
2. The Second Jesus Breaks Bones:
• Broken Bones:
• "... he broke all my bones ..." (Isaiah 38:13, NIV)
• "... and has broken my bones." (Lamentations 3:4, NIV)
• "... let the bones you have crushed rejoice." (Psalm 51:8, NIV)
• Dislocated Joints:
• "... all my bones are out of joint." (Psalm 22:14, NIV)
• Broken Teeth:
• "... he has broken my teeth with gravel ..." (Lamentations 3:16, NIV)
• Disfigured Face:
• "... his appearance was so disfigured beyond that of any human being and his form marred beyond human likeness ..." (Isaiah 52:14, NIV)

Do not be afraid. God is with us.

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What Does Jesus Mean By "This Generation"?

When Jesus was talking about the sign of the end times, he said, "Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened." (Matthew 24, NIV)

What does he mean by this generation? He means the quality of selfishness, meaning the quality of selfishness will not disappear until all these things have happened.

This generation and this world are connected with the quality of selfishness (when we seek to benefit ourselves with no regard for others). By contrast, the next generation and next world are connected with the quality of bestowal (when we seek to benefit others instead of ourselves).

Here are a few more examples:

• Jesus said, "You are of this world; I am not of this world." (John 8:23, NIV) Meaning, "You are of the quality of selfishness, I am not of the quality of selfishness, I'm of the quality of bestowal."
• Jesus said, "Anyone who loves their life with lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life." (John 12:25, NIV) Meaning, "...anyone who hates the quality of selfishness will enter into the quality of bestowal for eternity."
• Jesus said, "Now is the time for judgment on this world; now the prince of this world will be driven out." (John 12:31, NIV) Meaning, "Now is the time for judgement on the quality of selfishness, the quality of selfishness will be driven out and replaced with the quality of bestowal."
• Jesus said, "My kingdom is not of this world. (John 18:36, NIV) Meaning, "My kingdom is not of the quality of selfishness, it's of the quality of bestowal."

In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

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Without Money You Will Be Redeemed

"You were sold for nothing,
      and without money you will be redeemed."
                                           (Isaiah 52:3, NIV)

Love Without A Hidden Agenda

In Christianity, love is a fundamental law. It is written, "...love your neighbour as yourself." (Leviticus 19:18, NIV) One of the five pillars of Islam is Zakat [1], giving a portion of one's wealth to the poor and needy.

When people give to others and engage in charitable works, do they do so purely to benefit others, or do they have a hidden agenda? Do they feel obligated to give? Do they want to be seen as good Christians or good Muslims? To be seen as righteous? So other people can see how wonderful they are? Are they afraid of the consequences of not giving, such as being beaten up or punishment in the form of hell?

We have to search our hearts and be completely honest with ourselves. When we give to others, do we do so because we genuinely want to benefit them or are we selfishly seeking to benefit ourselves in some way?

In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves. When we give, we should do so with joy and happiness - other people's happiness should make us happy.
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References:

1. Five Pillars of Islam. www.en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved Oct 9, 2014.

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God Of Peace

It is written, "For God is not a God of disorder but of peace ..." (1 Corinthians 14:33, NIV)

How about you? Do you like disorder, or peace? Do you bring harmony and balance to your social environment, or do you bring chaos and disruption?

The world may look chaotic and disorderly, yet all of Nature is an interconnected and interdependent system, all of Nature is in harmony and balance. We just have to realize it.

In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

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The Dead In Christ Will Rise First

It is written, "For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first." (1 Thessalonians 4:16, NIV)

Who are the 'dead in Christ'? Christians? Born again Christians? If you're born again, how can you be dead?

What does it mean to 'rise'? Does this have to do with perception of reality? To rise out of our quality of selfishness? To rise to the quality of bestowal? To change from personal selfishness to mutual bestowal?

In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

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In Love A Throne Will Be Established

It is written, "In love a throne will be established ..." (Isaiah 16:5, NIV) [fn1]

Love is connection. The expression of love is connection. We have to connect with each other in mutual bestowal where we all seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

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Footnote:

1. The KJV reads, "And in mercy shall the throne be established ..." (Isaiah 16:5, KJV)

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The Greatest Rule Is Love

The greatest rule of The Bible is LOVE - love God and love others, as it is written (Matthew 22:34-40, NIV):

1. "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind."
2. "Love your neighbour as yourself."

What does it mean to love?

• This is what we have to learn.
• Love is when you seek to benefit others instead of yourself.
• We have to change from personal selfishness to mutual bestowal.
• We have to change from seeking to benefit ourselves to seeking to benefit others.
• We have to change from self-love to love of others.
• We have to rise above our egos, stop harming others, then seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
• Love is about connection with others.

In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

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The Mental Health Of Jesus, Muhammad And Others

Mental health should be taken and treated seriously. If you're hurting in any way shape or form, reach out to your family, friends, doctor, psychiatrist, psychologist, faith leader and/or local community support groups. There are many people who can help. If you know someone who's hurting, reach out to them. We're all in this together.

I'd like to make a few notes without disrespecting people who are suffering from mental health, and without suggesting that people have free license to do whatever they want - not at all. In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

Here are my notes:

1. Noah And The Ark:
• God told Noah to build an ark, which he did. (Genesis 6:9-22, NIV)
• Today, he'd be taken to see a psychiatrist who may think he was psychotic.
2. Abraham And Isaac:
• God told Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac, which he was going to do, but at the last minute he found a ram instead. (Genesis 22:1-19, NIV)
• Today, he'd be arrested for child abuse and endangerment.
• A psychiatrist may find him delusional and psychotic, with an intention to harm others.
3. Isaiah:
• God told Isaiah to walk around naked for 3 years (Isaiah 20, NIV)
• Today, he'd be arrested for public indecency.
• A psychiatrist may find him delusional and psychotic, with a reckless attitude about his safety and well-being.
4. Jesus:
• They accused Jesus of being demon possessed. (Matthew 12:24, NIV)
• Jesus also said things that upset the local authorities, the Pharisees. They eventually had him arrested and killed. (Matthew 12:14, NIV)
• Today, Jesus would say things that would upset people with power, authority and money. They would likely plot to discredit him in any way, and would potentially seek to have him killed.
• A psychiatrist may find Jesus delusional, psychotic, with multiple personality disorder, illusions of grandeur, and an intention to put himself in harm's way.
5. Muhammad:
• They accused Muhammad of being mad (Quran 15:6, Sahih)
• Today, a psychiatrist may find him psychotic.
6. My Experiences:
• I started to get sick in 2008 and by 2009 I was so sick I had to move home. I went through every test imaginable: blood work, echo cardiogram, cat scan etc. While I present symptoms (chronic pain and chronic fatigue), medically, there's nothing wrong with me.
• In 2011, as part of the medical investigation, I was sent to see a psychiatrist. Mentally/psychologically, there's nothing with me, though he did give me medication to help me sleep and to help with the pain. I'm not a pill person and I couldn't wait to get off the medication.
• In 2013, after I'd moved out of my mother's home, and with the weight of all creations on my shoulders, I had difficulty coping with everyday tasks, such as doing chores, grocery shopping, laundry, managing bills etc. I was sent to see a counsellor who calmed me down and helped me cope, which was very helpful.
• In Sept 2014, I saw a psychiatrist at the request of 'the powers that be' on account of the Judgements section of this blog, which are perceived to be a threat.

The point I'm trying to make is that God's thoughts are not our thoughts and that God's ways are not our ways. (Isaiah 55:8-9, NIV)

Today, we're so far removed from God, and so reliant on science, that we wouldn't recognize something that came from God. It would seem foreign and out of place in our world today.

It is finished. Change is upon us. We have to change from personal selfishness to mutual bestowal. In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

We're all in this together and God uses us to help each other. If you need help, don't be afraid to ask for it or seek it out. There are many people who can help.

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